Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society

Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
A gold medal, featuring an image of a telescope. Engraved with 'Asaph Hall 1979' and 'quicquid nitet notandum'
The RAS gold medal awarded to Asaph Hall
Awarded forAchievement in astronomy or geophysics
CountryUnited Kingdom
Reward(s)Medal
First awarded1824[1]
Last awarded2024
Currently held byGilles Chabrier & John-Michael Kendall
Websitehttps://ras.ac.uk/awards-and-grants/awards Edit this on Wikidata

The Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society is the highest award given by the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS). The RAS Council have "complete freedom as to the grounds on which it is awarded"[2] and it can be awarded for any reason.[3] Past awards have been given for "outstanding personal researches in the fields of astronomy and geophysics" as well as general contributions to astronomy and geophysics "that may be made through leadership in research programmes, through education and through scientific administration". It has been awarded both for research that has taken a lifetime[2] (it has most frequently been given to recognise an extraordinary lifetime achievement),[3] and for specific pieces of research.[2]

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