| LC control no. | n 50013405 |
|---|---|
| Personal name heading | Graham-Smith, Francis, 1923- |
| Variant(s) | Smith, Francis Graham, 1923- Smith, F. G. (Francis Graham), 1923- Smith, Graham, 1923- Graham Smith, F. (Francis), 1923- Smith, F. Graham (Francis Graham), 1923- |
| See also | Employer: University of Manchester Employer: University of Cambridge Corporate body: Royal Greenwich Observatory |
| Other standard no. | Q2082081 85181799 0000000109211937 |
| Associated country | Great Britain |
| Associated place | Manchester (England) Cambridge (England) |
| Birth date | 1923-04-25 |
| Field of activity | Astronomy |
| Affiliation | University of Manchester University of Cambridge Royal Greenwich Observatory |
| Profession or occupation | Astronomers College teachers |
| Found in | His Radio astronomy, 1960. LCCN 66-76938: His Radio astronomy, 1966 (hdg.: Smith, Francis Graham, 1923- ; usage: F. Graham Smith) LC data base, 4-12-85 (hdg.: Smith, Francis Graham, 1923- ; usage: F.G. Smith; F. Graham Smith) His The guide to modern astronomy, 1987: CIP t.p. (Graham Smith; Astronomer Royal, dir. of Nuffield Radio Astronomy Lab., Jodrell Bank; prof. of Radio Astronomy, Univ. of Manchester) His Pathways to the universe, 1988: t.p. (Francis Graham-Smith) British CIP (hdg.: Graham-Smith, Francis) jacket (Professor Sir Francis Graham-Smith) His Optics, c1988: t.p. (Sir Francis Graham Smith) Wikipedia, January 11, 2022 (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. He was educated at Rossall School, Lancashire, England, and attended Downing College, Cambridge from 1941. In the late 1940s he worked at the University of Cambridge on the Long Michelson Interferometer. In 1964 he was appointed Professor of Radio Astronomy the University of Manchester and in 1981 director of the Nuffield Radio Astronomy Laboratories, part of the University of Manchester at Jodrell Bank. He was also Director of the Royal Greenwich Observatory from 1975 to 1981) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Graham-Smith> |
| Associated language | eng |
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