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'''Vincent Cartledge Reddish''' (28 April 1926 – 2 January 2015) was a |
'''Vincent Cartledge Reddish''' (28 April 1926 – 2 January 2015) was a British astronomer who spent much of his career in Edinburgh, where he made significant contributions to British optical astronomy. |
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He occupied the positions of [[Astronomer Royal for Scotland]], Director of the [[Royal Observatory, Edinburgh]] and Regius Professor at the [[University of Edinburgh]] from 1975–80.<ref>[http://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/obituary-prof-vincent-reddish-obe-1-3662879?WT.mc_id=Outbrain_text&obref Obituary, The Scotsman, 16 January 2015.]</ref> |
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Revision as of 12:36, 14 April 2018
Vincent Cartledge Reddish (28 April 1926 – 2 January 2015) was a British astronomer who spent much of his career in Edinburgh, where he made significant contributions to British optical astronomy.
He occupied the positions of Astronomer Royal for Scotland, Director of the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh and Regius Professor at the University of Edinburgh from 1975–80.[1]