The Observatory, Volume 56Editors of the Observatory, 1933 Some vols. for 1886- include a special issue: Annual companion to the Observatory. |
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... Sir Frank Dyson . ON February 28 , Sir Frank Dyson retired from the post of Astronomer Royal , which he had held for 23 years . Amid the flux of astronomical appointments this stands out as a most momentous break . There is no need to ...
... Sir Frank Dyson . ON February 28 , Sir Frank Dyson retired from the post of Astronomer Royal , which he had held for 23 years . Amid the flux of astronomical appointments this stands out as a most momentous break . There is no need to ...
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... SIR FRANK DYSON . - The retirement on February 28 of Sir Frank Dyson from the office of Astronomer Royal , which he has held since 1910 , was the occasion of a farewell dinner given in his honour and that of Lady Dyson by the ...
... SIR FRANK DYSON . - The retirement on February 28 of Sir Frank Dyson from the office of Astronomer Royal , which he has held since 1910 , was the occasion of a farewell dinner given in his honour and that of Lady Dyson by the ...
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... Sir Frank Dyson to speak on a paper which he presented to the Society on February 28 as Astronomer Royal . Sir Frank Dyson . I thought I should like to present this paper as the last opportunity I shall have of doing so from the Royal ...
... Sir Frank Dyson to speak on a paper which he presented to the Society on February 28 as Astronomer Royal . Sir Frank Dyson . I thought I should like to present this paper as the last opportunity I shall have of doing so from the Royal ...
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