Frank Watson Dyson

Sir Frank Watson Dyson, KBE, FRS, FRSE was an English astronomer and the ninth Astronomer Royal. He is remembered today largely for introducing the Greenwich time signal to BBC radio, and for the role he played in proving Einstein's theory of general relativity.

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Who was born first?

• Frank Watson Dyson and Henrietta Swan Leavitt were born the same year
• Frank Watson Dyson and Josep Comas i Solà were born the same year
• Frank Watson Dyson and Robert Andrews Millikan were born the same year
• Frank Watson Dyson and René de Saussure were born the same year
• Frank Watson Dyson and Theodore William Richards were born the same year

Timeline

1. Frank Watson Dyson (this page)January 8, 1868 – May 25, 1939
2. Henrietta Swan LeavittJuly 4, 1868 – December 12, 1921
3. Josep Comas i SolàDecember 17, 1868 – December 2, 1937
4. René de SaussureMarch 17, 1868 – December 2, 1943
5. Robert Andrews MillikanMarch 22, 1868 – December 19, 1953
6. Theodore William RichardsJanuary 31, 1868 – April 2, 1928

Related

• Albert EinsteinMarch 14, 1879 – April 18, 1955
• Isaac NewtonDecember 25, 1642 – March 20, 1727
• Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAugust 28, 1749 – March 22, 1832
• Galileo GalileiFebruary 15, 1564 – January 8, 1642
• Immanuel KantApril 22, 1724 – February 12, 1804
• René DescartesMarch 31, 1596 – February 11, 1650
• Thomas EdisonFebruary 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931
• Marie CurieNovember 7, 1867 – July 4, 1934