Royal Astronomical Society : 91�Թ��, Aiming to capture all memorials in London

Group From 10/3/1820

Royal Astronomical Society

Formed as the Astronomical Society on 10 March 1820 with Sir William Herschel as the titular first President.

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. The society has over 4,000 members, known as fellows, most of whom are professional researchers or postgraduate students. Around a quarter of Fellows live outside the UK.

Sources: , .

Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in to see them

This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Royal Astronomical Society

Commemorated ati

RO - 19 ped. – Royal Astronomical Society

At the centre of the cartouche in the pediment is depicted Herschel's extraor...

91�Թ��

See other memorials in this area

Other Subjects

Fitzroy Park Residents Association

Group, Community / Clubs

2 memorials

Grand Lodge of England

By 1717 the Masonic lodges were already clubs having no connection to stone-masonry. Four London lodges met at the Goose and Gridiron pub in St Paul's Churchyard and formed the first Grand Lodge, i...

Group, Community / Clubs, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration

2 memorials

Janet Johnson

Welfare worker. All we can find out about her is contained in her plaque in Redcross Street where she lived. She was the manager of the Central London School for Orphans and Destitute Children at H...

Person, Community / Clubs, Education

1 memorial

John Hopkins

John Victor Lindsay "Hoppy" Hopkins was a British photographer, journalist, researcher and political activist, and "one of the best-known underground figures of 'Swinging London' " in the late 1960...

Person, Community / Clubs, Journalism / Publishing, Photography, Politics & Administration

1 memorial