Country United Kingdom First awarded 1974 | Reward(s) Medal Last awarded 2015 | |
Awarded for "investigations of outstanding merit in observational astrophysics" Presented by Royal Astronomical Society | ||
The Herschel Medal is awarded by the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) for "investigations of outstanding merit in observational astrophysics". It is awarded for a single piece of work so that younger scientists can be candidates for the award. It is named after the RAS's first president, William Herschel. The medal was first awarded in 1974. The medal has been shared twice, in 1977 and 1986. It has been awarded 18 times to a total of 20 people (19 men, one woman).
Medalists
Source: Royal Astronnmical Society
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