Sir Francis Graham Smith (born 25 April 1923) is a British astronomer. He was Astronomer Royal from 1982 to 1990. He was awarded the Royal Society's Royal Medal in 1987. He was educated at Rossall School, Lancashire, England. In the late 1940s he worked at the University of Cambridge on the Long Michelson Interferometer. Sir Francis Graham-Smith is a Distinguished Supporter of the British Humanist Association and is a patron of Mansfield and Sutton Astronomical Society.

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  • Sir Francis Graham Smith (born 25 April 1923) is a British astronomer. He was Astronomer Royal from 1982 to 1990. He was awarded the Royal Society's Royal Medal in 1987. He was educated at Rossall School, Lancashire, England. In the late 1940s he worked at the University of Cambridge on the Long Michelson Interferometer. Sir Francis Graham-Smith is a Distinguished Supporter of the British Humanist Association and is a patron of Mansfield and Sutton Astronomical Society.
  • Sir Francis Graham Smith est un astronome britannique. Il fut Astronome royal de 1982 à 1990. Il reçut la médaille royale de la Royal Society en 1987. Il étudia à Rossall School dans le Lancashire en Angleterre. A la fin des années 1940, il travailla à l'université de Cambridge sur le Long Michelson Interferometer.
  • フランシス・グレアム＝スミス（Sir Francis Graham-Smith、1923年4月25日 - ）はイギリスの天文学者である。 第2次世界大戦中にケンブリッジ大学で学び、戦時研究に参加し、戦後大学を卒業すると、太陽からの電磁波の研究など、マーティン・ライルらと電波天文学の分野で研究を行った。1976年にグリニッジ天文台の台長に任命され、1982年から1990年の間は王立天文官の称号を得た。1987年に王立協会からロイヤルメダルを受賞した。 小惑星 (4247) グレアムスミスは彼にちなんで命名された。
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  • Sir Francis Graham Smith (born 25 April 1923) is a British astronomer. He was Astronomer Royal from 1982 to 1990. He was awarded the Royal Society's Royal Medal in 1987. He was educated at Rossall School, Lancashire, England. In the late 1940s he worked at the University of Cambridge on the Long Michelson Interferometer. Sir Francis Graham-Smith is a Distinguished Supporter of the British Humanist Association and is a patron of Mansfield and Sutton Astronomical Society.
  • Sir Francis Graham Smith est un astronome britannique. Il fut Astronome royal de 1982 à 1990. Il reçut la médaille royale de la Royal Society en 1987. Il étudia à Rossall School dans le Lancashire en Angleterre. A la fin des années 1940, il travailla à l'université de Cambridge sur le Long Michelson Interferometer.
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