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
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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