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We look after the astronomy and geophysics collections in the library and archive of the Royal Astronomical Society.
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Thanks so much, I really enjoyed talking to you all! Lovely to return to MKAS :-)
September 29, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Thanks so much, I really enjoyed talking to you all! Lovely to return to MKAS :-)
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As women gained increasing access to education in the late 1900s, they played an influential role in institutions like Liverpool Astronomical Society, which was founded in 1881. Seven of 49 members depicted in an 1888 multiple portrait photograph were women.
March 8, 2025 at 9:21 AM
As women gained increasing access to education in the late 1900s, they played an influential role in institutions like Liverpool Astronomical Society, which was founded in 1881. Seven of 49 members depicted in an 1888 multiple portrait photograph were women.
To learn more, book a free ticket for the hybrid A&G Highlights Meeting and drop into the RAS Library to see our temporary display if you are at Burlington House! ras.ac.uk/events-and-m...
January A&G Highlight's Meeting
RAS Meetings | Friday, 10 of January 2025 - 16:00 | January A&G Highlight's Meeting
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January 9, 2025 at 5:16 PM
To learn more, book a free ticket for the hybrid A&G Highlights Meeting and drop into the RAS Library to see our temporary display if you are at Burlington House! ras.ac.uk/events-and-m...
Chandrasekhar's paper, ‘The Highly Collapsed Configurations of a Stellar Mass’ received a response from Sir Arthur Eddington entitled 'On relativistic degeneracy' in which he was extremely critical of Chandrasekhar’s theory. academic.oup.com/mnras/articl...
On “Relativistic Degeneracy.”
A. S. Eddington; On “Relativistic Degeneracy.”, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 95, Issue 3, 1 January 1935, Pages 194, https://d
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January 9, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Chandrasekhar's paper, ‘The Highly Collapsed Configurations of a Stellar Mass’ received a response from Sir Arthur Eddington entitled 'On relativistic degeneracy' in which he was extremely critical of Chandrasekhar’s theory. academic.oup.com/mnras/articl...