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The '''Jackson-Gwilt Medal''' of the [[Royal Astronomical Society]] has been awarded regularly since 1897 for the invention, improvement, or development of astronomical instrumentation or techniques; for achievement in observational astronomy; or for achievement in research into the history of astronomy. |
The '''Jackson-Gwilt Medal''' of the [[Royal Astronomical Society]] has been awarded regularly since 1897 for the invention, improvement, or development of astronomical instrumentation or techniques; for achievement in observational astronomy; or for achievement in research into the history of astronomy. After the Gold Medal it is the oldest award offered by the Society. <ref> {{cite web|url = https://www.ras.org.uk/awards-and-grants/awards/2275-jackson-gwilt-medal| title= Awards, Medals and Prizes - Jackson-Gwilt Medal| publisher= Royal Astronomical Society| accessdate = 20 December 2014}} </ref> |
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The medal is named after Hannah Jackson ''née'' Gwilt. |
The medal is named after Hannah Jackson ''née'' Gwilt, a daughter of the architect and former fellow, [[Joseph Gwilt]]. |
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==List of winners== |
==List of winners== |
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* 2014 [[George W. Fraser]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Winners of the 2014 awards, medals and prizes - full details |url=https://www.ras.org.uk/awards-and-grants/awards/2379-winners-of-the-2014-awards-medals-and-prizes|publisher=[[Royal Astronomical Society]]|accessdate=19 March 2014}}</ref> |
* 2014 [[George W. Fraser]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Winners of the 2014 awards, medals and prizes - full details |url=https://www.ras.org.uk/awards-and-grants/awards/2379-winners-of-the-2014-awards-medals-and-prizes|publisher=[[Royal Astronomical Society]]|accessdate=19 March 2014}}</ref> |
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* 2013 [[Vikram Dhillon (astronomer)|Vikram Dhillon]]<ref name="medalists2013">{{cite web|title=2013 winners of the RAS awards, medals and prizes|url=http://www.ras.org.uk/news-and-press/224-news-2013/2211-2013-winners-of-the-ras-awards-medals-and-prizes|publisher=Royal Astronomical Society|date=10 January 2013|accessdate=13 January 2013}}</ref> |
* 2013 [[Vikram Dhillon (astronomer)|Vikram Dhillon]]<ref name="medalists2013">{{cite web|title=2013 winners of the RAS awards, medals and prizes|url=http://www.ras.org.uk/news-and-press/224-news-2013/2211-2013-winners-of-the-ras-awards-medals-and-prizes|publisher=Royal Astronomical Society|date=10 January 2013|accessdate=13 January 2013}}</ref> |
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* 1968 [[John Guy Porter]] |
* 1968 [[John Guy Porter]] |
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* 1963 [[George Eric Deacon Alcock]] |
* 1963 [[George Eric Deacon Alcock]] |
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* 1960 [[ |
* 1960 [[Frank Bateson]] and [[Albert F. A. L. Jones]] [http://adsabs.harvard.edu//full/seri/QJRAS/0001//0000027.html] |
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* 1956 [[ |
* 1956 [[Reginald Purdon de Kock]] |
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* 1953 [[John Philip Manning Prentice]] |
* 1953 [[John Philip Manning Prentice]] |
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* 1949 [[Algernon Montagu Newbegin]] |
* 1949 [[Algernon Montagu Newbegin]] |
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* 1928 [[William Reid (astronomer)|William Reid]] and [[William Herbert Steavenson]] |
* 1928 [[William Reid (astronomer)|William Reid]] and [[William Herbert Steavenson]] |
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* 1923 [[A. Stanley Williams]] and [[William Sadler Franks]] |
* 1923 [[A. Stanley Williams]] and [[William Sadler Franks]] |
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* 1918 [[T. E. R. Phillips]] |
* 1918 [[T. E. R. Phillips|Theodore E. R. Phillips]] |
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* 1913 [[Thomas Henry Espinell Compton Espin]] |
* 1913 [[Thomas Henry Espinell Compton Espin]] |
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* 1909 [[Philibert Jacques Melotte]] |
* 1909 [[Philibert Jacques Melotte]] |
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{{reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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Revision as of 22:25, 20 December 2014
The Jackson-Gwilt Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society has been awarded regularly since 1897 for the invention, improvement, or development of astronomical instrumentation or techniques; for achievement in observational astronomy; or for achievement in research into the history of astronomy. After the Gold Medal it is the oldest award offered by the Society. [1]
The medal is named after Hannah Jackson née Gwilt, a daughter of the architect and former fellow, Joseph Gwilt.
List of winners
Source:Royal Astronomical Society
- 2014 George W. Fraser[2]
- 2013 Vikram Dhillon[3]
- 2012 Joss Bland-Hawthorn[4]
- 2011 Matt Griffin
- 2010 Craig Mackay
- 2009 Peter Ade
- 2008 Stephen Shectman
- 2006 Keith Taylor
- 2004 Pat Wallace
- 2001 John E. Baldwin
- 1998 Alexander Boksenberg
- 1995 Janet Akyüz Mattei
- 1992 Richard Stephenson
- 1989 Richard Edwin Hills
- 1986 David Malin
- 1983 Grote Reber
- 1980 Roger Griffin
- 1977 Patrick Moore
- 1974 Geoffrey Perry
- 1971 Alan William James Cousins
- 1968 John Guy Porter
- 1963 George Eric Deacon Alcock
- 1960 Frank Bateson and Albert F. A. L. Jones [1]
- 1956 Reginald Purdon de Kock
- 1953 John Philip Manning Prentice
- 1949 Algernon Montagu Newbegin
- 1946 Harold William Newton
- 1942 Reginald Lawson Waterfield
- 1938 Frederick J. Hargreaves and Percy Mayow Ryves
- 1935 Walter Frederick Gale
- 1931 Clyde William Tombaugh
- 1928 William Reid and William Herbert Steavenson
- 1923 A. Stanley Williams and William Sadler Franks
- 1918 Theodore E. R. Phillips
- 1913 Thomas Henry Espinell Compton Espin
- 1909 Philibert Jacques Melotte
- 1905 John Tebbutt
- 1902 Thomas David Anderson
- 1897 Lewis Swift
References
- ^ "Awards, Medals and Prizes - Jackson-Gwilt Medal". Royal Astronomical Society. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ^ "Winners of the 2014 awards, medals and prizes - full details". Royal Astronomical Society. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
- ^ "2013 winners of the RAS awards, medals and prizes". Royal Astronomical Society. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ^ "RAS honours leading astronomers and geophysicists". Royal Astronomical Society. Retrieved 16 August 2013.