Portal:Royal Astronomical Society

History

 * J. L. E. Dreyer and H. H. Turner (eds.), History of the Royal Astronomical Society 1820–1920 (1923, reprinted 1987)

Publications
One of the major activities of the RAS is publishing refereed journals. It publishes two primary research journals, the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society in astronomy and (in association with the Deutsche Geophysikalische Gesellschaft) the Geophysical Journal International in geophysics. It also publishes the magazine A&G which includes reviews and other articles of wide scientific interest in a 'glossy' format. The full list of journals published (both currently and historically) by the RAS, with abbreviations as used for the NASA ADS bibliographic codes is:
 * Memoirs of the Royal Astronomical Society (MmRAS): 1822–1977
 * Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (MNRAS): Since 1827
 * Geophysical Supplement to Monthly Notices (MNRAS): 1922–1957
 * Geophysical Journal (GeoJ): 1958–1988
 * Geophysical Journal International (GeoJI): Since 1989 (volume numbering continues from GeoJ)
 * Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society (QJRAS): 1960–1996
 * Astronomy & Geophysics (A&G): Since 1997 (volume numbering continues from QJRAS)