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The Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) is a learned society that began as the Astronomical Society of London in 1820 to support astronomical research (mainly carried on at the time by 'gentleman astronomers' rather than professionals). It became the Royal Astronomical Society in 1831 on receiving its Royal Charter from William IV. A Supplemental Charter in 1915 opened up the fellowship to women. It is the UK adhering organisation to the International Astronomical Union and a member of the Science Council, and encourages and promotes the study of astronomy, solar-system science, geophysics and closely related branches of science.〔(RAS Website "About the RAS" page; )〕 Meetings are held in Burlington House, in Piccadilly, London and across the United Kingdom (UK). They are involved in the production of astronomical journals and periodicals. The society has over 3000 members,〔 around a third of whom live outside the UK. In addition, those members of the public who have an interest in astronomy and geophysics and wish to support the work of the society may become (Friends of the RAS ). ==Publications== One of the major activities of the RAS is publishing refereed journals. It publishes two primary research journals, the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society in astronomy and (in association with the Deutsche Geophysikalische Gesellschaft) the ''Geophysical Journal International'' in geophysics. It also publishes the magazine A&G which includes reviews and other articles of wide scientific interest in a 'glossy' format. The full list of journals published (both currently and historically) by the RAS, with abbreviations as used for the NASA ADS bibliographic codes is: * ''Memoirs of the Royal Astronomical Society'' (MmRAS): 1822–1977 * ''Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society'' (MNRAS): Since 1827 * ''Geophysical Supplement to Monthly Notices'' (MNRAS): 1922–1957 * ''Geophysical Journal'' (GeoJ): 1958–1988 * ''Geophysical Journal International'' (GeoJI): Since 1989 (volume numbering continues from GeoJ) * ''Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society'' (QJRAS): 1960–1996 * ''Astronomy & Geophysics'' (A&G): Since 1997 (volume numbering continues from QJRAS) == Fellowship == Members of the RAS are styled fellows, and may use the postnominals FRAS.〔Not to be confused with Fellows of the Royal Asiatic Society who use the same postnominals〕 Fellowship is open to anyone over the age of 18 who is considered acceptable to the society. As a result of the society's foundation in a time before there were many professional astronomers, no formal qualifications are required. However, around three quarters of fellows are professional astronomers or geophysicists. The society acts as the professional body for astronomers and geophysicists in the UK and fellows may apply for the Science Council's Chartered Scientist status through the society. The fellowship passed 3,000 in 2003. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Royal Astronomical Society」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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