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American Astronomical Society

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American Astronomical Society

Summary

American Astronomical Society is a scientific society[1]. It ranks in the top 0.61% of scientific_society entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (527 views/month, #1 of 165).[2]

Key Facts

  • American Astronomical Society was a member of ORCID, Inc.[3].
  • American Astronomical Society was a member of American Institute of Physics[4].
  • American Astronomical Society was a member of Society Publishers' Coalition[5].
  • American Astronomical Society was a member of CHORUS[6].
  • American Astronomical Society is located in Washington, D.C.[7].
  • American Astronomical Society is in the country of United States[8].
  • American Astronomical Society's instance of is recorded as scientific society[9].
  • American Astronomical Society's instance of is recorded as publishing house[10].
  • American Astronomical Society's instance of is recorded as academic publisher[11].
  • American Astronomical Society's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[12].
  • American Astronomical Society's founder is recorded as George Ellery Hale[13].
  • American Astronomical Society's headquarters location is recorded as Washington, D.C.[14].
  • American Astronomical Society's Commons category is recorded as American Astronomical Society[15].
  • American Astronomical Society's archives at is recorded as Niels Bohr Library & Archives[16].
  • American Astronomical Society's archives at is recorded as Niels Bohr Library & Archives[17].
  • American Astronomical Society's archives at is recorded as Niels Bohr Library & Archives[18].
  • American Astronomical Society's archives at is recorded as Niels Bohr Library & Archives[19].
  • American Astronomical Society's archives at is recorded as Niels Bohr Library & Archives[20].
  • American Astronomical Society's archives at is recorded as Niels Bohr Library & Archives[21].
  • American Astronomical Society's archives at is recorded as Niels Bohr Library & Archives[22].
  • American Astronomical Society's archives at is recorded as Niels Bohr Library & Archives[23].
  • American Astronomical Society's archives at is recorded as Niels Bohr Library & Archives[24].
  • American Astronomical Society's archives at is recorded as Niels Bohr Library & Archives[25].
  • American Astronomical Society's archives at is recorded as Niels Bohr Library & Archives[26].
  • American Astronomical Society's archives at is recorded as Niels Bohr Library & Archives[27].

Body

Founding

American Astronomical Society's founder is recorded as George Ellery Hale[13]. 1899 marks the founding of it[28].

Identity

American Astronomical Society's short name is recorded as AAS[29].

Operations

American Astronomical Society's headquarters location is recorded as Washington, D.C.[14].

Why It Matters

American Astronomical Society ranks in the top 0.61% of scientific_society entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (527 views/month, #1 of 165).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Related Entities

Alan Guth Annie Jump Cannonn Bart Bok Carl Sagan Cecilia Helena Payne Gaposchkin Charles Hard Townes Ernest William Brown George Ellery Hale Grote Reber Hans Bethe Harlow Shapley Harold Urey Henrietta Swan Leavitt Henry Norris Russell James A. Van Allen Jessica Mink Jocelyn Bell Burnell John C. Mather Joseph Hooton Taylor Lyman Spitzer Margaret Burbidge Martin Schwarzschild Neil deGrasse Tyson Otto Struve publishing house Riccardo Giacconi Robert Wilson Saul Perlmutter Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar The Astronomical Journal

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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