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The Astronomical Journal is a monthly scientific journal published by Institute of Physics Publishing on behalf of the American Astronomical Society. For a broader class of publications which include scientific journals see Academic journal. The Institute of Physics (IOP is the UK and Ireland 's main professional body for Physicists It was founded as the Physical Society It is one of the premier journals for astronomy in the world. The Astronomical Journal is often abbreviated AJ in scientific papers and references. Until 2008, the journal was published by the University of Chicago Press on behalf of the American Astronomical Society. The University of Chicago is a Private university located principally in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. The American Astronomical Society (AAS sometimes pronounced "double-A-S" is a US society of professional astronomers and other interested individuals [1] The reason for the changes were given by the Society as the desire of the Press to revise its financial arrangement and the plans of the Press to change from the particular software that had been developed in-house by the Press. The other two publications of the society, the Astrophysical Journal and its supplement series, will follow in January 2009. The Astrophysical Journal (abbreviated to ApJ or Astrophys J) is a Scientific journal covering Astronomy and Astrophysics. [2]

This journal was founded in 1849 by Benjamin A. Gould; he ceased publication in 1861 due to the American Civil War, but resumed it in 1885. Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Benjamin Apthorp Gould ( September 27 1824 &ndash November 26 1896) was a pioneering American Astronomer. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Between 1909 and 1941 the journal was edited in Albany, New York. In 1941 the editor Benjamin Boss arranged to transfer responsibility for the journal to the American Astronomical Society.

The first electronic edition of the Astronomical Journal was published in January, 1998. With the July, 2006 issue, The Astronomical Journal began e-first publication, an electronic version of the journal released independently of the hardcopy issues. Its current Editor-in-Chief is John Gallagher III of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. John (Jay S Gallagher III is currently a Professor of Astronomy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison andthe Editor of the Astronomical Journal. The Associate Editor-in-Chief is Margaret M. Hanson of the University of Cincinnati. The University of Cincinnati is a Coeducational public Research university in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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  1. ^ American Astronomical Society Selects Institute of Physics Publishing As New Publishing Partner. PR Newswire Europe Ltd. (2007-04-25). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Retrieved on 2007-07-21. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World
  2. ^ Howard, Jennifer (2007-05-18). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. U. of Chicago Press Loses 3 Journals After Publishing Agreement Is Changed. Chronicle of Higher Education. . Retrieved on 2007-10-07. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar)
  3. ^ Benjamin Apthorp Gould Prize from the National Academy of Sciences. The National Academy of Sciences (NAS is a corporation in the United States whose members serve Pro bono as "advisers to the nation on science
  4. ^ "The Astronomical Journal at Yale: in Context with Before and After" by Dorrit Hoffleit, The Astronomical Journal, 117:9-11, 1999 January

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