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Astronomy societies

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American Astronomical Society: The major professional organisation in North America for astronomers, other scientists and individuals interested in astronomy.
Author: American Astronomical Society
Subjects: astronomy societies
DeweyClass: 520
Resource type: institution
Astronomical Societies: Alphabetical listing of links to over 100 astronomy societies worldwide.
Author: Cambridge University
Subjects: astronomy societies
DeweyClass: 520
Resource type: index
AURA: Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy: A consortium of educational and other non-profit institutions that operates astronomical observatories. Aims to serve the astronomical community by providing modern facilities to qualified scientists in all universities.
Author: AURA: Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy
Subjects: astronomy research, astronomy societies
DeweyClass: 520
Resource type: documents
Planetary Society: Society founded in 1980 by Carl Sagan, Bruce Murray and Louis Friedman to encourage the exploration of the solar system and the search for extraterrestrial life. Has over 100,000 members from over 100 countries.
Author: Planetary Society
Subjects: astronomy news, astronomy societies, extraterrestrial life, planetary exploration
DeweyClass: 523
Resource type: institution, news
Royal Astronomical Society: Founded in 1820, the Society's aims are the encouragement and promotion of astronomy and geophysics. The main functions are to publish the results of astronomical and geophysical research, to maintain as complete a library as possible and to hold meetings, in London and elsewhere, at which astronomical and geophysical matters can be discussed.
Author: Royal Astronomical Society
Subjects: astronomy societies, geophysics
DeweyClass: 520
Resource type: institution
SETI League: Searching for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence: A network of amateur and professional radioastronomers, radio amateurs, microwave experimenters and digital signal processing enthusiasts, who have banded together in a systematic, scientific search of the heavens to detect evidence of intelligent, extraterrestrial life. Includes information on the history of SETI activity, a bibliography of interesting publications, a SETI League Press kit and and technical manual.
Author: SETI League
Subjects: astronomy societies, extraterrestrial life, radio astronomy
DeweyClass: 999
Resource type: institution
StarWorlds: Astronomy and Related Organisations: Searchable directory of organisations, institutions, associations, companies, and so on, involved in astronomy and related space sciences.
Author: Strasbourg Astronomical Data Center
Subjects: astronomy societies
DeweyClass: 520
Resource type: index