Royal Astronomical Society - Presidents

Presidents

The first person to hold the title of President of the Royal Astronomical Society was William Herschel, though he never chaired a meeting, and since then the post has been held by many distinguished astronomers. Since 1901 the post has had a term of office of two years. Below is a list of all presidents since the society was formed in 1821.

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