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Margaret and Geoffrey Burbidge were jointly awarded the 2005 Gold Medal in astronomy, the first joint award since 1886. The medal features an image of the 40-foot telescope constructed by Sir William Herschel, the first President of the RAS .
- Royal Astronomical Society
The highest award of the Royal Astronomical Society is its...
- William Frederick Denning
In 1898, Denning won the Gold Medal of the Royal...
- Royal Astronomical Society
The highest award of the Royal Astronomical Society is its Gold Medal, which can be awarded for any purpose but most frequently recognises extraordinary lifetime achievement. Among the recipients best known to the general public are Albert Einstein in 1926, and Stephen Hawking in 1985.
- 10 March 1820; 203 years ago
- Mike Edmunds
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Sep 4, 2012 · She received the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society and received an honorary membership into the Royal Society. Caroline Herschel died on Jan. 9, 1848.
In 1898, Denning won the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society. He also won the Donohoe Comet Medal for his July 23, 1890 discovery of a comet. Such was his standing in the astronomical community that following his death a memorial tablet was fixed to his house.
- 25 November 1848
- Accountant
- 9 June 1931 (aged 82), Bristol, England
On completion of her catalogue of 2,500 nebulae, Caroline was awarded a gold medal from the Royal Astronomical Society in 1828. Then, in 1835, she was one of the first two women to be accepted as an honorary member of the Royal Astronomical Society, the other being Mary Somerville.
Jan 13, 2023 · The Gold Medal is the Royal Astronomical Society’s highest honour and can be awarded for any reason, but usually recognises outstanding lifetime achievement. It was first awarded in 1824, with previous winners including Albert Einstein, Edwin Hubble, Arthur Eddington, and Stephen Hawking.
Margaret Burbidge (born August 12, 1919, Davenport, Cheshire, England—died April 5, 2020, San Francisco, California, U.S.) was an English-born American astronomer who was the first woman to be appointed director of the Royal Greenwich Observatory.
