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Historical Section Meeting 2025

The Historical Section’s annual meeting for 2025 will take place at the Devon and Exeter Institution, Exeter, Devon. This historic

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Directors of the BAA Lunar Section

Where applicable, you can access more information by clicking on the surname. See also the History of the Lunar Section

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Craters on Mercury named for BAA members

Where applicable, you can access more information by clicking on the surname. Crater Forename Surname   Antoniadi Eugene M Antoniadi

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Lunar craters named after BAA members

Where applicable, you can access more information by clicking on the surname. Crater Forename Surname   Aitken Robert Grant Aitken

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Comets named after BAA members

This page is in development. Where applicable, you can access more information by clicking on the surname. Comet Forename Surname

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Asteroids named after BAA members

This page is in development. Click on the asteroid number to access orbital elements, discovery details etc. from the NASA

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Solar system objects named for BAA members

Asteroids named for BAA members Comets named for BAA members Lunar craters named for BAA members Craters on Mercury named

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Historical Section Meeting 2024

The next Historical Section meeting will take place at the Museum Street Methodist Church, Ipswich on Saturday May 18th 2024.

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Historical Section Webinar – Prof Nick Lomb: “Australian Eclipses 1857 and 1871”

We welcome Professor Nick Lomb of the University of Southern Queensland; co-editor of “Eclipse Chasers”. Nick will be telling us

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Birmingham and Midland Institute

Historical Section Meeting 2023

Our 2023 Historical Section meeting will take place on Saturday May 20th 2023 at the Birmingham and Midland Institute, Margaret

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