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Also Known As	RAS • Astronomical Society of London
Date	1820 - present
Headquarters	London
Areas Of Involvement	history of publishing • Astronomy • Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
Related People	Arthur Eddington • Sir John Herschel, 1st Baronet

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