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English[en]
The RAS sponsors topical groups, many of them in interdisciplinary areas where the group is jointly sponsored by another learned society or professional body: The Astrobiology Society of Britain (with the NASA Astrobiology Institute) The Astroparticle Physics Group (with the Institute of Physics) The Astrophysical Chemistry Group (with the Royal Society of Chemistry) The British Geophysical Association (with the Geological Society of London) The Magnetosphere Ionosphere and Solar-Terrestrial group (generally known by the acronym MIST) The UK Planetary Forum The UK Solar Physics group 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.
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De RAS sponsort een aantal andere soortgelijke groepen, waaronder: The Astrobiology Society of Britain The Astroparticle Physics Group (met het Institute of Physics) The Astrophysical Chemistry Group (met de Royal Society of Chemistry) The British Geophysical Association (met de Geological Society) The Magnetosphere Ionosphere and Solar-Terrestrial group (beter bekend bij het acroniem MIST) The UK Planetary Forum The UK Solar Physics group De eerste president van het genootschap was William Herschel, maar hij heeft nooit een bijeenkomst meegemaakt.