Astronomer royal

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Astronomer royal is an honorary title for one of the United Kingdom's outstanding astronomers. Until 1971, the person who held this title also served as director of the Royal Greenwich Observatory in Herstmonceux, East Sussex. In 1971, the posts were split and the link between them was severed. The observatory closed as a research institution in 1998.

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