Barnard Astronomical Society

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The Barnard Astronomical Society is an amateur astronomical society based in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

The Society was formed on November 15, 1923 (100 years ago) (1923-11-15) at a meeting led by University of Chattanooga Professor Burleigh S. Annis at the Chattanooga YMCA. The society's name came from the recently deceased, distinguished Tennessee astronomer Edward Emerson Barnard.[1]

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Barnard Astronomical Society Website

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  1. ^ "About the Barnard Astronomical Society - the Barnard Astronomical Society". Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2009-09-18.