Monday, 12 March 2018

The Astronomical Society




When we found the place where we wanted to come to escape the rainy winters of home, we asked a friend if he wanted to come to this area.  No, he said.  Even though it is not a big city, there are too many lights at night.  Our friend is into astronomy and he wanted to find a place out in the country, away from any city lights so he can see what is going on in the night sky.

 Perhaps your ancestor belonged to an Astronomical Society...

List of Members, Astronomical Society of London, 1824, pg 523

Also check Canadian publications for your American ancestors...
Associate Members of the Royal Astronomical Society Toronto 1893, pg x, mark 17
Celebrate Astronomy Day on 21 April 2018

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Relevant Links
The American Astronomical Society - Astrophysical Journal

List of Members of The Astronomical Society of the Pacific,SF

Transactions of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada,Toronto

Memoirs of the Royal Astronomical Society UK w/members list


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