The Royal Astronomical Society is a learned society and charity that encourages and promotes the study of astronomy, solar-system science, geophysics and closely related branches of science. Its headquarters are in Burlington House, on Piccadilly... Wikipedia
Founder: Sir John Frederick William Herschel
President: Mike Edmunds
Founded: March 10, 1820
Abbreviation: RAS
Coordinates: 51°30′32″N 0°8′22″W / 51.50889°N 0.13944°W
Headquarters: Burlington House
Patron: King Charles III
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