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Royal Astronomical Society

Name: Royal Astronomical Society – United States of America factsheet records
Creator: World History Database

United States of America · Science / Astronomy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records

1934–1940Date range

2Named people

1Places

Chronological records

1934

Harlow Shapley1934

Boulder · Science / Astronomy

Winner of the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society

1940

Edwin Powell Hubble1940

Science / Astronomy

Winner of the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society

Names involved

Edwin Powell HubbleHarlow Shapley

Provenance

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