What is recorded here
This yellow commemorative plaque records: Sir David Gill 1834-1914 Astronomer Royal lived here Recorded plaque organisation: Aberdeen City Council.
Sir David Gill was a prominent Scottish astronomer who served as Astronomer Royal for Scotland and made significant contributions to astronomical photography and measurement, including improvements in the measurement of stellar parallaxes.
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