Henry Draper Medal
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The Henry Draper Medal is a prestigious award presented by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences for outstanding contributions to astronomical physics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Henry Draper Medal canonical | 16 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomy award
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medal ⓘ science award ⓘ |
| awardedFor | outstanding contributions to astronomical physics ⓘ |
| awardingBody | National Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| awardingOrganizationType |
National Academy of Sciences
ⓘ
surface form:
national academy of sciences
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| discipline | physical sciences ⓘ |
| field |
astronomical physics
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astronomy ⓘ astrophysics ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1886 ⓘ |
| frequency | biennial ⓘ |
| locationOfAwardingBody | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Henry Draper ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
Albert Einstein
ⓘ
Edwin Hubble ⓘ Fred Hoyle ⓘ Hans Bethe ⓘ Harlow Shapley ⓘ James Peebles ⓘ Jan Oort ⓘ Maarten Schmidt ⓘ Martin Schwarzschild ⓘ Riccardo Giacconi ⓘ Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar ⓘ Vera Rubin ⓘ |
| presentedBy |
National Academy of Sciences
ⓘ
surface form:
United States National Academy of Sciences
|
| prestige | one of the major international awards in astronomy ⓘ |
| status | active award ⓘ |
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
George Ellery Hale
subject surface form:
Barry Barish