Herschel Medal
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The Herschel Medal is a prestigious award in astronomy recognizing outstanding contributions to observational astrophysics and related fields.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Herschel Medal canonical | 3 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomy award
ⓘ
scientific award ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Royal Astronomical Society
ⓘ
surface form:
Council of the Royal Astronomical Society
|
| awardCategory | medal ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
outstanding contributions to closely related branches of science
ⓘ
outstanding contributions to observational astronomy ⓘ outstanding contributions to observational astrophysics ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| discipline |
extragalactic astronomy
ⓘ
galactic astronomy ⓘ observational astrophysics ⓘ observational cosmology ⓘ planetary science ⓘ stellar astronomy ⓘ |
| eligibility |
astrophysicists
ⓘ
international ⓘ professional astronomers ⓘ |
| field |
astronomy
ⓘ
astrophysics ⓘ |
| frequency | biennial ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasType | observational science award ⓘ |
| inception | 1974 ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Royal Astronomical Society awards
ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Astronomical Society awards programme
|
| namedAfter | William Herschel ⓘ |
| namedForNotableWork |
discovery of Uranus
ⓘ
pioneering observational astronomy ⓘ |
| namedForOccupation | astronomer ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Royal Astronomical Society ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | peer review ⓘ |
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Subject: Herschel Medal Description of subject: The Herschel Medal is a prestigious award in astronomy recognizing outstanding contributions to observational astrophysics and related fields.
Referenced by (3)
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