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Francis Graham-Smith
1923Apr, 25

Francis Graham-Smith

Francis Graham-Smith, English astronomer and academic
Sir Francis Graham-Smith (born 25 April 1923) is a British astronomer. He was the thirteenth Astronomer Royal from 1982 to 1990 and was knighted in 1986.

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