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President of the Royal Astronomical Society

The president of the Royal Astronomical Society (prior to 1831 known as President of the Astronomical Society of London) chairs the Council of the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) and its formal meetings. They also liaise with government organisations (including the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the UK Research Councils), similar societies in other countries, and the International Astronomical Union on behalf of the UK astronomy and geophysics communities. Future presidents serve one year as President Elect before succeeding the previous president.[1]

The first president was William Herschel in 1821,[2] though he never chaired a meeting. Since then the post has been held by many distinguished astronomers. The post has generally had a term of office of two years, but some holders resigned after one year e.g. due to poor health. Francis Baily and George Airy were elected a record of four times each. Airy was additionally appointed by Council for a partial term, so served as President a total of five times, more than anyone else. Since 1876 no-one has served for more than two years in total.

Presidents

Further reading

References

  1. ^ a b "University of Leicester Professor elected President of the Royal Astronomical Society". University of Leicester. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb cc cd ce cf cg ch ci cj ck cl cm cn co cp cq cr cs ct cu cv cw cx "List of presidents and dates of office". A brief history of the RAS. Royal Astronomical Society. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az Dreyer, John L. E.; Turner, Herbert H., eds. (1923). History of the Royal Astronomical Society: Volume 1, 1820–1920. London: Royal Astronomical Society. p. 250.
  4. ^ a b "Ordinary Meeting of the Royal Astronomical Society, held on November 8, 1844". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 6 (9): 85.
  5. ^ Wilkins, G. A. (1991). "Obituary - 1908-1987 Donald Sadler". Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society. 32: 59. Bibcode:1991QJRAS..32...59W.
  6. ^ Mestel, L. (1997). "A tribute to Roger J. Tayler (25 October 1929 - 23 January 1997)". Bulletin of the Astronomical Society of India. 25 (1): 143. Bibcode:1997BASI...25..143M.
  7. ^ "Profile: David Southwood". Astronomy & Geophysics. 53 (4): 4.10–4.11. 2012. Bibcode:2012A&G....53d..10.. doi:10.1111/j.1468-4004.2012.53410.x.
  8. ^ Smith, Keith. "Election results: new President and Council". Royal Astronomical Society. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  9. ^ Massey, Robert (9 May 2014). "Elections 2014". Royal Astronomical Society. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  10. ^ Smith, Keith (8 May 2015). "Election results 2015: new President and Council". Royal Astronomical Society. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  11. ^ "Election results 2015: new President and Council". Royal Astronomical Society. 11 May 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  12. ^ "Election results 2019: new RAS Council". Royal Astronomical Society. May 10, 2019. Archived from the original on June 17, 2020. Retrieved June 17, 2020. President Elect: Emma Bunce. The President Elect will serve as President Elect for one year and as President for two years.
  13. ^ Massey, Robert (May 12, 2021). "Election results 2021: new RAS Council". Royal Astronomical Society. Retrieved January 18, 2023. President-elect (to take office as President from May 2022, serving on Council immediately): Prof. Mike Edmunds.
  14. ^ Tonkin, Sam (10 May 2024). "Space scientist becomes new RAS president". The Royal Astronomical Society. Retrieved 11 May 2024.