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F.R.A.S.

American  

abbreviation

  1. Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society.


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F.R.A.S., tries to figure out where to land on the moon.

From Time Magazine Archive

At about the time of the observation reported by the captain of the Victoria, the Rev. F. Hawlett, F.R.A.S., was in Adalia.

From The Book of the Damned by Fort, Charles

Maw, F.R.A.S., has seen, with a 6 inch Cooke refractor, a bright marking at the N. extremity of the ring, which, when examined with a Dawes' eyepiece, resembled an imperfect crater.

From The Moon A Full Description and Map of its Principal Physical Features by Elger, Thomas Gwyn

F.R.A.S., has an original seal with a head of Sir William Herschel, which is shown on the title-page of this work.

From Sir William Herschel: His Life and Works by Holden, Edward Singleton

Finally, my best thanks are due to Mr. John Ellard Gore, F.R.A.S.,

From Astronomy of To-day A Popular Introduction in Non-Technical Language by Dolmage, Cecil Goodrich Julius