Charles Piazzi Smyth
Astronomer, Academic
1819 – 1900
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Who was Charles Piazzi Smyth?
Charles Piazzi Smyth FRSE FRS FRAS FRSSA, was Astronomer Royal for Scotland from 1846 to 1888, well known for many innovations in astronomy and his pyramidological and metrological studies of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
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- Born
- Jan 3, 1819
Naples - Also known as
- C. Piazzi Smyth
- Ethnicity
- Scottish people
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- University of Edinburgh
- Died
- Feb 21, 1900
Ripon
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on July 23, 2013
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