Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
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The Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society is one of the most prestigious international awards in astronomy and astrophysics, honoring outstanding contributions to the advancement of these sciences.
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| instanceOf |
astronomy award
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medal → science award → |
| alsoKnownAs |
RAS Gold Medal
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| associatedDiscipline |
physical sciences
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| associatedOrganization |
Royal Astronomical Society of London
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| awardedFor |
distinguished work in astronomy or geophysics
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| awardFor |
astronomy
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astrophysics → outstanding contributions to the advancement of astronomy and astrophysics → |
| awardingBodyField |
astronomy and geophysics
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| awardingBodyType |
learned society
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| awardLevel |
international
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| category |
scientific medal
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| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
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| eligibility |
scientists who have made outstanding contributions to astronomy or geophysics
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| field |
astronomy
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astrophysics → geophysics → |
| firstAwardedBy |
Royal Astronomical Society
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| frequency |
typically awarded annually
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| hasGenderRestriction |
no
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| hasMultipleMedalsPerYear |
sometimes
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| hasPhysicalForm |
medal
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| inception |
1824
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| languageOfAwardingBody |
English
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| material |
gold
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| namedAfter |
Royal Astronomical Society
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| notableRecipient |
Albert Einstein
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Arthur Eddington → Edwin Hubble → Stephen Hawking → Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar → |
| presentedBy |
Royal Astronomical Society
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| prestigeLevel |
highest award of the Royal Astronomical Society
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| recognitionType |
lifetime achievement or major scientific contribution
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| relativeImportance |
one of the most prestigious awards in astronomy
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| scope |
global
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| selectionMethod |
decision of the Council of the Royal Astronomical Society
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| status |
currently awarded
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| typicalPresentationEvent |
Royal Astronomical Society meeting
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Referenced by (21)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Allan R. Sandage
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Arthur Stanley Eddington → Edward Charles Pickering → Edwin Hubble → Fritz Zwicky → Fritz Zwicky ("Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society") → George Ellery Hale → George Howard Darwin → Hans Bethe ("Royal Astronomical Society Gold Medal") → Henry Norris Russell → Lyman Spitzer Jr. → Martin Ryle → Martin Schwarzschild → Sandra Faber ("Royal Astronomical Society Gold Medal") → Simon Newcomb → Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar → Vera Rubin → Vera Rubin → Walter Baade → |
awardReceived |
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Royal Astronomical Society
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awards |
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Robert Rubin
("Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (Vera Rubin)")
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spouseOfAwardReceived |