Sir Francis Graham Smith | |
|---|---|
 Graham Smith in 2009 | |
| Born | 25 April 1923 |
| Education | Rossall School |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
| Spouse |
Elizabeth Graham Smith
(died 2021) |
| Awards | Royal Medal (1970) Richard Glazebrook Medal and Prize (1991) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Radio astronomy |
| Institutions | |
| Doctoral students | Andrew Lyne[1] |
Sir Francis Graham-Smith FRS (born 25 April 1923) is a British astronomer. He was the thirteenth Astronomer Royal from 1982 to 1990 and was knighted in 1986.[2] [3][4]
- ^ Lyne, Andrew Geoffrey (1970). Interferometric observations of lunar occulations and pulsars. manchester.ac.uk (PhD thesis). University of Manchester. OCLC 643375430.
{{cite thesis}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ "Francis Graham-Smith | Royal Society". royalsociety.org. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ Scienceworld biography
- ^ Online catalogue of F. Graham Smith's working papers as director of the Royal Greenwich Observatory (held at Cambridge University Library)