Astronomer Royal - Astronomers Royal

Astronomers Royal

• 1675–1719 John Flamsteed
• 1720–1742 Edmond Halley
• 1742–1762 James Bradley
• 1762–1764 Nathaniel Bliss
• 1765–1811 Nevil Maskelyne
• 1811–1835 John Pond
• 1835–1881 Sir George Biddell Airy
• 1881–1910 Sir William Christie
• 1910–1933 Sir Frank Dyson
• 1933–1955 Sir Harold Spencer Jones
• 1956–1971 Richard van der Riet Woolley
• 1972–1982 Sir Martin Ryle
• 1982–1990 Sir Francis Graham-Smith
• 1991–1995 Sir Arnold Wolfendale
• 1995–present Martin Rees, Baron Rees of Ludlow