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ON the invitation of the president and council of the Royal Astronomical Society, the British Astronomical Association is to be accommodated in future in the rooms of the former at Burlington House, London. Negotiations have been proceeding for some months and the final arrangements were completed in time for the British Astronomical Association to hold its first meeting in the new premises on September 30. A large part of the proceedings was devoted to a survey of the history of the Association since it was founded in 1890, special mention being made of its founder, Mr. Edward Walter Maunder. A number of members spoke about the progress of the Association during the fifty-two years of its existence and about the influence of many of its past members in shaping its policy and assisting with its remarkable development. It is worth noticing that the present international crisis has not affected its membership adversely-an indication of the interest which the amateur possesses in various astronomical branches. The new premises provide more adequate accommodation for the library and in other ways supply great facilities for the members, to whom the change has given considerable satisfaction.
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The British Astronomical Association. Nature 150, 427 (1942). https://doi.org/10.1038/150427b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/150427b0