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Francis Graham-Smith
British astronomer
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dead
- born
- 1923
- died
- 2025
- age at death
- 102
- known for
- astronomer
1923 β 2025

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who francis graham-smith is
Sir Francis Graham-Smith was a British astronomer. He was the 13th Astronomer Royal from 1982 to 1990 and was knighted in 1986.
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