The Rittenhouse Medal is awarded by the Rittenhouse Astronomical Society for outstanding achievement in the science of Astronomy.[1] The medal was one of those originally minted to commemorate the Bi-Centenary of the birth of David Rittenhouse on April 8, 1932. In 1952 the Society decided to establish a silver medal to be awarded to astronomers for noteworthy achievement in astronomical science. The silver medal is cast from the die (obverse) used for the Bi-Centennial Rittenhouse Medal.
Year | Recipient | Affiliation |
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Certificate Medal | ||
1933 | Director Yale Observatory | |
1934 | Director Lick Observatory | |
1935 | Mount Wilson Observatory | |
1936 | Director McMath-Hulbert Observatory | |
1937 | Berkley Astronomical Department | |
1938 | Professor of Astronomy, University of Lund, Sweden | |
1940 | Director Cook Observatory | |
1940 | Director Emeritus, Sproul Observatory | |
1943 | Secretary, American Association for the Advancement of Science | |
1943 | Philanthropist and Donor of Fels Planetarium | |
Silver Medal | ||
1952 | Director Yerkes Observatory | |
1953 | Director Harvard Observatory | |
1954 | President International Astronomical Union | |
1955 | Astronomer Royal of England | |
1958 | Director Princeton University Observatory | |
1959 | Professor; Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton | |
1960 | Plumian Professor of Astronomy, Cambridge University | |
1961 | Professor Harvard University | |
1965 | Director Sproul Observatory, Swarthmore College | |
1966 | Professor; Princeton University | |
1967 | Harvard Observatory | |
1968 | ||
1980 | ||
1988 | ||
1990 | ||