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simon mitton , parc phoenix nice france 2013 sir martin ryle bristol , england 200px british astronomer university of cambridge 18 december 1946 uk simon anthony mitton 13-04-11 . jpg simon mitton
 simon mitton trinity college , oxford
simon mitton

simon mitton -lrb- born 1946 -rrb- is an astronomer and writer .
he is based at st edmund 's college , cambridge .
he has written numerous astronomical works .
the most well known of these is his biography of fellow cambridge astronomer fred hoyle .
