royal astronomical society of canada
1Royal Astronomical Society of Canada — The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC) is a national, non profit, charitable organization devoted to the advancement of astronomy and allied sciences. At present, there are 29 local branches of the Society, called Centres, located in… …
2Royal Astronomical Society of Canada — Société royale d astronomie du Canada La Société royale d astronomie du Canada (SRAC) ou Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC) est un organisme pan canadien à but non lucratif, dédié à l avancement de l astronomie et des sciences… …
3Royal Astronomical Society — This article is about the British Society. For the Canadian Society, see Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. The entrance to the Royal Astronomical Society at Burlington House. The Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) is a learned society that… …
4Astronomical society — There are numerous groups devoted to promoting astronomy research and education. See, for example: * [http://www.aaadelhi.org/ Amateur Astronomers Association Delhi] * [http://www.princetonastronomy.org Amateur Astronomers Association of… …
5Royal Charter — A Royal Charter is a charter granted by the Sovereign on the advice of the privy council to legitimize an incorporated body, such as a city, company, university or such. A Royal Charter is a kind of letters patent. In medieval Europe, cities were …
6Astronomical seeing — Schematic diagram illustrating how optical wavefronts from a distant star may be perturbed by a layer of turbulent mixing in the atmosphere. The vertical scale of the wavefronts plotted is highly exaggerated. Astronomical seeing refers to the… …
7astronomical map — Introduction any cartographic representation of the stars, galaxies, or surfaces of the planets and the Moon. Modern maps of this kind are based on a coordinate system analagous to geographic latitude and longitude. In most cases, modern… …
8Royal Charter — Die Geschichte der Royal Charter (Königliche Satzungen), vom britischen Souverän auf Anraten des Privy Council gewährt, reicht zurück bis ins 13. Jahrhundert. Diese Satzungen verleihen verfassten Körperschaften besonderen Status; sie wurden zum… …
9Royal Medal — Die Royal Medal, auch The Queen s Medal genannt, ist eine von der Royal Society verliehene Auszeichnung für Wissenschaftler, die innerhalb des Commonwealth of Nations besonders wichtige Beiträge zur Weiterentwicklung der Wissenschaften geleistet… …
10Royal Society of New Zealand — The Royal Society of New Zealand (RSNZ), known as the New Zealand Institute before 1933, was established in 1867 to co ordinate and assist the activities of a number of regional research societies including the Auckland Institute, the Wellington… …
