Royal Astronomical Society

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learned society professional body scientific society

The Royal Astronomical Society is a leading UK-based learned society and professional body dedicated to the advancement of astronomy, astrophysics, and geophysics through research, publications, and scientific meetings.

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instanceOf learned society →
professional body →
scientific society →
awards Chapman Medal →
Eddington Medal →
Fowler Award →
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society →
Herschel Medal →
Price Medal →
Winton Capital Awards →
country United Kingdom →
engagesIn public outreach →
science policy advocacy →
field astronomy →
astrophysics →
geophysics →
foundedBy Charles Babbage →
Francis Baily →
John Herschel →
grantedRoyalCharter 1831 →
hasAbbreviation RAS →
hasFocus Earth sciences →
space science →
hasLegalForm charity →
hasMembershipType Fellow →
hasMotto Quicquid nitet notandum →
hasOfficialWebsite https://ras.ac.uk →
hasRegionServed worldwide →
headquartersBuilding Burlington House →
headquartersLocation London, England →
surface form: "London"
inception 1820 →
languageOfWorkOrName English →
locatedOn Piccadilly →
organizes conferences →
public lectures →
scientific meetings →
originalName Royal Astronomical Society →
surface form: "Astronomical Society of London"
postNominalLetters FRAS →
publishes Astronomy & Geophysics →
Geophysical Journal International →
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society →
purpose advancement of astronomy →
advancement of astrophysics →
advancement of geophysics →
supports research in astronomy →
research in astrophysics →
research in geophysics →
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this entity surface form: "Royal Astronomical Society of London"
Eddington Medal → hasAwardingBody → Royal Astronomical Society →
Burlington House → hasTenant → Royal Astronomical Society →
Burlington House → houses → Royal Astronomical Society →
Arthur Stanley Eddington → memberOf → Royal Astronomical Society →
Charles Babbage → memberOf → Royal Astronomical Society →
Dennis Sciama → memberOf → Royal Astronomical Society →
George Ellery Hale → memberOf → Royal Astronomical Society →
George Howard Darwin → memberOf → Royal Astronomical Society →
George Willis Ritchey → memberOf → Royal Astronomical Society →
Henry Norris Russell → memberOf → Royal Astronomical Society →
Martin Ryle → memberOf → Royal Astronomical Society →
Walter Baade → memberOf → Royal Astronomical Society →
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society → namedAfter → Royal Astronomical Society →
Royal Astronomical Society → originalName → Royal Astronomical Society →
this entity surface form: "Astronomical Society of London"
Eddington Medal → presentedBy → Royal Astronomical Society →
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society → presentedBy → Royal Astronomical Society →
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