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Frank Watson Dyson

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The source records Ashby-de-la-Zouch as this person's birthplace. The pin marks the area, not an exact birth address or later home.

Frank Watson Dyson
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What is recorded here

Why this person is known: English astronomer and Astronomer Royal (1868–1939)

From Wikidata Q945309

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Ashby-de-la-Zouch
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