| 单词 | astronomer royal |
| 释义 | > as lemmasAstronomer Royal b. Astronomer Royal: (the official title of) a senior astronomer who is a member of the Royal Household of the United Kingdom.The Astronomer Royal was formerly (until 1971) also the director of the Royal Observatory Greenwich; the position is now largely honorary. ΚΠ 1714 J. Clarke Ess. Method measuring Equal Time 4 Mr. John Flamstead Astronomer Royal. 1838 Penny Cycl. X. 297 Flamsteed was appointed astronomer royal, or, as the warrant ran ‘astronomical observator’, and carried on his observations at the queen's house in Greenwich Park. 1969 ‘M. Innes’ Family Affair vii. 75 But he was even more impressed—or depressed—by the Astronomer Royal's having so firmly characterized him as a mere spectator ab extra in the murky firmament of crime. 2008 New Scientist 9 Feb. 22/2 One of the biggest sell-out lectures at last year's Hay-on-Wye festival in Wales starred the UK's astronomer royal, Martin Rees. < as lemmas |
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