Frank Watson Dyson Scientist

Sir Frank Watson Dyson, KBE, FRS (8 January 1868 – 25 May 1939) was an English astronomer and Astronomer Royal who is remembered today largely for introducing time signals ("pips") from Greenwich, England, and for the role he played in proving Einstein's theory of general relativity.

Personal facts

Frank Watson Dyson
Birth dateJanuary 08, 1868
Birth place
England , Measham , Leicestershire , Ashby-de-la-Zouch
Date of deathMay 25, 1939
Education
Trinity College Cambridge
Known for
Astronomer Royal

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External resources

  1. http://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/seri/AN.../0268/0000207.000.html
  2. http://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/seri/MNRAS/0085/0000672.000.html
  3. http://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/seri/MNRAS/0100/0000238.000.html
  4. http://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/seri/Obs../0062/0000179.000.html
  5. http://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/seri/PASP./0034/0000002.000.html
  6. http://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/seri/PASP./0051/0000336.000.html
  7. http://janus.lib.cam.ac.uk/db/node.xsp?id=EAD%2FGBR%2F0180%2FRGO%208
  8. http://www.phys-astro.sonoma.edu/BruceMedalists/Dyson/index.html
  9. https://archive.org/details/astronomy00dysouoft