About this Event
<h4>Join us at Paddington Library for a talk presentation led by the RAS Librarian, taking the audience on an a historical journey of the society though astronomy - both past and present.</h4><h4>
</h4><h4>The Royal Astronomical Society (RAS), was founded in London in 1820 to promote the understanding of astronomy. RAS members have been involved in exciting astronomical developments over the last two centuries, from the birth of astrophysics to testing the theory of general relativity.</h4>
The image above is the 1919 eclipse photographed in Sobral, Brazil.
About Royal Astronomical Society (RAS):
The Royal Astronomical Society (RAS), founded in 1820, encourages and promotes the study of astronomy, solar-system science, geophysics and closely related branches of science.
The objectives of the Society were the promotion of astronomy in the form of accurate calculations and observations, but also in practical applications such as navigation. The Society was established as an independent body, run by its members – Fellows – through the elected Council, working within a set of governing bye-laws.
Women were not initially included in the Society. In 1835 Council awarded Honorary Membership to two highly distinguished women of science, Caroline Herschel and Mary Somerville, and conferred this honour upon a handful of women subsequently.
It was not until 1916 that women could be elected as Fellows.
To find our more from the RAS visit: The Royal Astronomical Society (ras.ac.uk)
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Paddington Library, 45 Porchester Road, London, United Kingdom
GBP 0.00
