Eddington Medal
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The Eddington Medal is a prestigious award in astrophysics and cosmology, presented by the Royal Astronomical Society for outstanding theoretical research in these fields.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eddington Medal canonical | 14 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomy award
ⓘ
astrophysics award ⓘ cosmology award ⓘ science award ⓘ |
| awardFor |
outstanding theoretical research in astrophysics
ⓘ
outstanding theoretical research in cosmology ⓘ |
| awardingOrganizationField |
astronomy
ⓘ
geophysics ⓘ |
| awardingOrganizationType | learned society ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| discipline |
astronomy
ⓘ
physics ⓘ |
| field |
astrophysics
ⓘ
cosmology ⓘ theoretical astrophysics ⓘ theoretical cosmology ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | scientific honor ⓘ |
| hasAwardingBody | Royal Astronomical Society ⓘ |
| hasEligibility |
researchers in astrophysics
ⓘ
researchers in cosmology ⓘ |
| hasStatus | active ⓘ |
| hasType | medal ⓘ |
| inception | 1953 ⓘ |
| isNamedAfter |
Arthur Stanley Eddington
ⓘ
surface form:
Sir Arthur Eddington
|
| isPartOf | Royal Astronomical Society awards ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Arthur Stanley Eddington ⓘ |
| namedAfterCitizenship | British ⓘ |
| namedAfterOccupation | astrophysicist ⓘ |
| namedForContributionArea | theoretical astrophysics ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
Fred Hoyle
ⓘ
Martin Rees ⓘ Roger Penrose ⓘ Stephen Hawking ⓘ Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Royal Astronomical Society ⓘ |
| recognizes |
theoretical work on stars and galaxies
ⓘ
theoretical work on the structure and evolution of the universe ⓘ |
| scope | international ⓘ |
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Alan Guth
subject surface form:
Allan R. Sandage