James Craig Watson Medal
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The James Craig Watson Medal is a prestigious award presented by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences to recognize outstanding contributions to the field of astronomy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| James Craig Watson Medal canonical | 4 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
astronomy award
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medal ⓘ science award ⓘ |
| awardedBy |
National Academy of Sciences
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surface form:
United States National Academy of Sciences
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| awardFor | outstanding contributions to astronomy ⓘ |
| awardingOrganizationType |
National Academy of Sciences
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surface form:
national academy of sciences
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| currency | still awarded ⓘ |
| eligibility |
astronomers
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scientists with major contributions to astronomy ⓘ |
| field | astronomy ⓘ |
| frequency | biennial ⓘ |
| hasAwardingBody | National Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| hasForm | gold medal ⓘ |
| inception | 1887 ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
National Academy of Sciences awards program
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surface form:
awards of the United States National Academy of Sciences
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| locationOfAwarding | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| namedAfter | James Craig Watson ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
Allan R. Sandage
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James Peebles ⓘ Jan Oort ⓘ Maarten Schmidt ⓘ Martin Schwarzschild ⓘ Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar ⓘ Vera Rubin ⓘ |
| presentedBy |
National Academy of Sciences
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surface form:
United States National Academy of Sciences
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| prestige | one of the major international awards in astronomy ⓘ |
| purpose | to recognize outstanding contributions to astronomy ⓘ |
| sponsor |
National Academy of Sciences
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surface form:
United States National Academy of Sciences
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Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Vera Rubin