Jackson-Gwilt Medal
| Jackson-Gwilt Medal | |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Presented by | Royal Astronomical Society |
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 niece of the architect and fellow, Joseph Gwilt and daughter of former fellow George Gwilt.
List of winners
Source[2] except where otherwise noted
- 2016 Bruce Swinyard[3]
- 2015 Allan Chapman[4]
- 2014 George W. Fraser[5]
- 2013 Vikram Dhillon[6]
- 2012 Joss Bland-Hawthorn[7]
- 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[8]
- 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.
- ↑ "Jackson-Gwilt Medal Winners" (PDF). RAS website. Royal Astronomical Society. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ↑ "RAS honours leading astronomers and geophysicist". RAS. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ↑ "2015 winners of the RAS awards, medals and prizes". Royal Astronomical Society. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "The award of the Jackson-Gwilt Medal and Gift jointly to Mr F. M. Bateson and Mr A. F. A. L. Jones (address)". Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society. 1: 27. 1960. Bibcode:1960QJRAS...1...27.
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