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Royal Society

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

8Records
1781–2006Date range
5Named people
0Places

Chronological records

1781

Frederick William Herschel1781

Science / Astronomy

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

1863

John Russell Hind1863

Science / Astronomy

Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society

1865

William HugginsJune 1865

Science / Astronomy

Huggins is elected a Fellow of the Royal Society

1900

William Huggins1900

Science / Astronomy

Appointed President of the Royal Society

1914

Arthur Stanley EddingtonMay 1914

Science / Astronomy

Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society

1918

Arthur Stanley EddingtonMay 1918

Science / Astronomy

Awarded the Royal Societys Royal Medal

1974

Stephen William Hawking1974

Science / Astronomy

Elected as one of the youngest Fellows of the Royal Society

2006

Stephen William Hawking2006

Science / Astronomy

Awarded the Copley Medal of the Royal Society

Names involved

Arthur Stanley EddingtonFrederick William HerschelJohn Russell HindStephen William HawkingWilliam Huggins

Provenance

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