Royal Astronome was in the beginning the title of the director of the royal Observatoire of Greenwich, but since 1972 it is nothing any more but one honorary title.

The king Charles II founds the royal Observatoire of Greenwich in 1675 and names the first Royal Astronome John Flamsteed.

Exact To apply himself with the most care and diligence to the rectifying off the tables off the motions off the heavens, and the places off the fixed stars, so ace to find out the so much desired longitude off places for the perfecting off the art off navigation| Charles II
to apply with the most exact care and diligence to the correction of the tables of the movements of the skies, and the positions of fixed stars, in order to discover the longitude so much desired of the places for the improvement of the art of navigation .

Complete listing of the royal Astronomers

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