Date of birth: 10 March 1820
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The 'Astronomical Society of London' was conceived on 12 January 1820 when 14 gentlemen sat down to dinner at the Freemason's Tavern, in Lincoln's Inn Fields, London. After an unusually short gestation the new Society was born on 10 March 1820 with the first meeting of the Council and the Society as a whole. - http://www.ras.org.uk/about-the-ras/a-brief-history

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Claudine Burnett

Claudine Burnett has been actively pursuing Southern California history since 1971. She is the former head of the Literature and History Department of Long Beach Public Library and a member of various historical societies. Her credentials include a B.A. in history from the University of California...