Astronomer Royal for Scotland
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Astronomer Royal for Scotland was the title of the director of the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh until 1995.{{cite web|url=http://www.roe.ac.uk/roe/library/astroyal.html |title=The Royal observatory, Edinburgh: Astronomer Royal for Scotland |publisher=Roe.ac.uk |date= |accessdate=2010-06-16}} It has since been an honorary title.{{cite web|url=http://news.scotsman.com/scitech/Interview-Professor-John-Brown-.6191876.jp |title=Interview: Professor John Brown - Astronomer Royal for Scotland |publisher=news.scotsman.com |date=2010-04-01 |accessdate=2010-06-16|author=Shân Ross}}
Astronomers Royal for Scotland
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| {{Abbr|No.|Number}} | Image | Name | Start year | End year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100px | Thomas Henderson | 1834 | 1844 |
| 2 | 100px | Charles Piazzi Smyth | 1846 | 1888 |
| 3 | 100px | Ralph Copeland | 1889 | 1905 |
| 4 | 100px | Sir Frank Watson Dyson | 1905 | 1910 |
| 5 | 100px | Ralph Allen Sampson | 1910 | 1937 |
| 6 | 100px | William Michael Herbert Greaves | 1938 | 1955 |
| 7 | 100px | Hermann Brück | 1957 | 1975 |
| 8 | 100px | Vincent Cartledge Reddish | 1975 | 1980 |
| 9 | 100px | Malcolm Longair | 1980 | 1990 |
| – | In abeyance | 1991 | 1995 | |
| 10 | 100px | John Campbell Brown | 1995 | 2019{{cite web |title=University of Glasgow :: Story :: Biography of John Brown |url=https://universitystory.gla.ac.uk/biography/?id=WH1834&type=P |website=universitystory.gla.ac.uk |access-date=27 May 2021}} |
| – | None | 2019 | 2021 | |
| 11 | 100px | Catherine Heymans | May 2021{{cite web |title=First woman appointed Scotland's Astronomer Royal |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-57263010 |website=BBC News |access-date=27 May 2021 |date=2021-05-27}} | Incumbent |
See also
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