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Charles Piazzi Smyth | |
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 Charles Piazzi Smyth | |
| Born | 3 January 1819 |
| Died | 21 February 1900 (aged 81) |
| Spouse | Jessica Duncan Piazzi Smyth |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astronomy |
| Institutions | Astronomer Royal for Scotland |
Charles Piazzi Smyth FRSE FRS FRAS FRSSA (3 January 1819 – 21 February 1900) was a British astronomer who was Astronomer Royal for Scotland from 1846 to 1888; he is known for many innovations in astronomy and, along with his wife Jessica Duncan Piazzi Smyth, his pyramidological and metrological studies of the Great Pyramid of Giza.