The George Darwin Lectureship is an award granted by the Royal Astronomical Society to a 'distinguished and eloquent speaker' on the subject of Astronomy...
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of Charles Darwin and Emma Darwin. George H. Darwin was born at Down House, Kent, the fifth child of biologist Charles Darwin and Emma Darwin. From the...
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Royal Astronomical Society (redirect from Gerald Whitrow Lectureship)
Lectureships include the Harold Jeffreys Lectureship in geophysics, the George Darwin Lectureship in astronomy, and the Gerald Whitrow Lectureship in...
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Technology Facilities Council (STFC). Heymans was awarded the George Darwin Lectureship by the Royal Astronomical Society in 2017. In 2018 she was elected...
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the Gold Medal, having won the Eddington Medal in 1987 and the George Darwin Lectureship in 1995. He was honoured with the title of doctor honoris causa...
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Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE) in 2002, and was awarded the George Darwin Lectureship of the Royal Astronomical Society in 2012.[citation needed] Cameron...
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Richard Q. Twiss 1969 Antony Hewish 1970 Chūshirō Hayashi 1971 Desmond George King-Hele 1972 Paul Ledoux 1975 Stephen Hawking, Roger Penrose 1978 William...
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and Prize from the Institute of Physics (IOP) in 2012 and the George Darwin Lectureship from the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) in 2015. "Global Jet...
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the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE) in 2007. He received the George Darwin Lectureship in 2014 and the Herschel Medal in 2016, both from the Royal Astronomical...
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holders resigned after one year e.g. due to poor health. Francis Baily and George Airy were elected a record of four times each. Airy was additionally appointed...
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testimonial medals, awarded to John Couch Adams, George Biddell Airy, Friedrich Wilhelm Argelander, George Bishop, George Everest, Peter Andreas Hansen, Karl Ludwig...
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Medal George Darwin Lectureship Gerald Whitrow Lectureship Michael Penston Prize Geophysics Chapman Medal Price Medal Harold Jeffreys Lectureship James...
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retrieved 2020-02-14 "The George Darwin Lectures" (PDF). Ras.ac.uk. Retrieved 9 November 2018. "George Darwin Lectureship". Royal Astronomical Society...
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interstellar dust Antikythera Mechanism Research Project Awards George Darwin Lectureship (2005) Scientific career Fields Astrophysics, Institutions Emeritus...
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niece of Joseph Gwilt (an architect and Fellow of the RAS) and daughter of George Gwilt (another Fellow); Hannah donated the original funds for the medal...
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The Dwight H. Terry Lectureship, also known as the Terry Lectures, was established at Yale University in 1905 by a gift from Dwight H. Terry of Bridgeport...
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Loren Eiseley (redirect from Darwin and the Mysterious Mr. X)
contributions of Charles Darwin. Eiseley's reputation was established primarily through his books, including The Immense Journey (1957), Darwin's Century (1958)...
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Medal George Darwin Lectureship Gerald Whitrow Lectureship Michael Penston Prize Geophysics Chapman Medal Price Medal Harold Jeffreys Lectureship James...
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the Daniel Chalonge Medal of the Paris Observatory (2007), the George Darwin Lectureship (2010), the Fred Hoyle Medal and Prize of the Institute of Physics...
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Jack Meadows, 1970–1975 Simon Mitton, 1976–1980 David W. Hughes, 1981–1985 George H. A. Coles, 1986–1991 Robert C. Smith, 1992–1995 David W. Hughes, 1996...
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Hipparcos project Gaia project Awards Prix Jules Janssen (1996) George Darwin Lectureship (1998) Academy Medal of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts...
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Medal George Darwin Lectureship Gerald Whitrow Lectureship Michael Penston Prize Geophysics Chapman Medal Price Medal Harold Jeffreys Lectureship James...
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Medal George Darwin Lectureship Gerald Whitrow Lectureship Michael Penston Prize Geophysics Chapman Medal Price Medal Harold Jeffreys Lectureship James...
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Medal George Darwin Lectureship Gerald Whitrow Lectureship Michael Penston Prize Geophysics Chapman Medal Price Medal Harold Jeffreys Lectureship James...
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Herbert Spencer (section Social Darwinism)
which he coined in Principles of Biology (1864) after reading Charles Darwin's 1859 book On the Origin of Species. The term strongly suggests natural...
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Joseph Dalton Hooker (category Charles Darwin)
the 19th century. He was a founder of geographical botany and Charles Darwin's closest friend. For 20 years he served as director of the Royal Botanical...
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Edward Aveling (section Aveling and Darwin)
| Ch. Darwin" On 9 August 1881 Aveling had sent Darwin a copy of his book with an inscription The Student's Darwin. On the 8th September, George Romanes...
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Alumni Achievement Award, University of Illinois 1973 - SESA Murray Lectureship Award 1974 - Lehigh University Academic Leadership Award 1974 - ASTM...
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