Royal Astronomical Society

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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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Predicate Object
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 self-linksurface differs
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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George Howard Darwin memberOf Royal Astronomical Society
Walter Baade memberOf Royal Astronomical Society
Burlington House houses Royal Astronomical Society
Burlington House hasTenant Royal Astronomical Society
George Ellery Hale memberOf Royal Astronomical Society
Charles Babbage memberOf Royal Astronomical Society
George Willis Ritchey memberOf Royal Astronomical Society
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society presentedBy Royal Astronomical Society
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society namedAfter Royal Astronomical Society
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society associatedOrganization Royal Astronomical Society
this entity surface form: Royal Astronomical Society of London
Dennis Sciama memberOf Royal Astronomical Society
Henry Norris Russell memberOf Royal Astronomical Society
Arthur Stanley Eddington memberOf Royal Astronomical Society
Royal Astronomical Society originalName Royal Astronomical Society self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Astronomical Society of London
Martin Ryle memberOf Royal Astronomical Society
Eddington Medal presentedBy Royal Astronomical Society
Eddington Medal hasAwardingBody Royal Astronomical Society
Mary Somerville memberOf Royal Astronomical Society
New General Catalogue publisher Royal Astronomical Society
John Couch Adams memberOf Royal Astronomical Society
William Cranch Bond memberOf Royal Astronomical Society
William Lassell memberOf Royal Astronomical Society
RAS Gold Medal presentedBy Royal Astronomical Society
RAS Gold Medal isHighestAwardOf Royal Astronomical Society
RAS Gold Medal namedAfter Royal Astronomical Society
RAS Gold Medal awardingBody Royal Astronomical Society
RAS Gold Medal associatedWith Royal Astronomical Society
this entity surface form: Royal Astronomical Society Council
Sir George Airy memberOf Royal Astronomical Society
subject surface form: George Biddell Airy
Eddington 1919 solar eclipse expedition organizedBy Royal Astronomical Society
Eddington 1919 solar eclipse expedition sponsoredBy Royal Astronomical Society
James Glaisher memberOf Royal Astronomical Society
John Herschel memberOf Royal Astronomical Society
Otto Wilhelm von Struve memberOf Royal Astronomical Society
Herbert Hall Turner memberOf Royal Astronomical Society
Donald Lynden-Bell memberOf Royal Astronomical Society
Chris Lintott memberOf Royal Astronomical Society
Arthur Auwers memberOf Royal Astronomical Society
Hermann Bondi memberOf Royal Astronomical Society
Harold Jeffreys memberOf Royal Astronomical Society
Frank Watson Dyson memberOf Royal Astronomical Society
Arnold Wolfendale memberOf Royal Astronomical Society
Harold Spencer Jones employer Royal Astronomical Society
Harold Spencer Jones memberOf Royal Astronomical Society
Geophysical Journal International publishedFor Royal Astronomical Society
Geophysical Journal International associatedWith Royal Astronomical Society
Astronomy & Geophysics publishedFor Royal Astronomical Society