Frank Watson Dyson
Sir Frank Watson Dyson, KBE, FRS (8 January 1868 – 25 May 1939) was an English astronomer and Astronomer Royal who is remembered today largely for introducing time signals ("pips") from Greenwich, England, and for the role he played in testing Einstein's theory of general relativity.
Read more about Frank Watson Dyson: Biography, Honours and Awards, Frank Dyson and Freeman Dyson, Selected Writings
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