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Copley Medal

Great Britain · Science / Astronomy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

3Records
1781–2000Date range
3Named people
0Places

Chronological records

1781

Frederick William Herschel1781

Science / Astronomy

Herschel is awarded the Copley Medal and elected a Fellow of the Royal Society

1898

William Huggins1898

Science / Astronomy

Awarded the Copley Medal from the Royal Society

2000

Stephen William Hawking2000

Science / Astronomy

Awarded the Copley Medal of the Royal Society

Names involved

Frederick William HerschelStephen William HawkingWilliam Huggins

Provenance

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