Harold Spencer Jones
Sir Harold Jones | |
|---|---|
| KBE FRS FRSE PRAS | |
| Born | 29 March 1890 London, England |
| Died | 3 November 1960 (aged 70) |
| Alma mater | Latymer Upper School, Hammersmith Jesus College, Cambridge |
| Known for | Astronomer Royal |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astronomy |
| Institutions | Royal Observatory, Greenwich Royal Observatory at the Cape of Good Hope |
Sir Harold Spencer Jones KBE FRS FRSE PRAS (29 March 1890 – 3 November 1960) was an English astronomer. He became renowned as an authority on positional astronomy and served as the tenth Astronomer Royal for 23 years. Although born "Jones", his surname became "Spencer Jones".