Gold-medal Sentence Examples

He contributed extensively to the periodical literature of astronomy, and was twice, in 1823 and 1830, the recipient of the Royal Astronomical Society's gold medal.

In 1921 he was awarded the gold medal of the Society of Arts, London.

What is not up for debate, however, is the fact that well before his writings gained international popularity, Kafka received a gold medal from the American Safety Society due to his help in promoting workplace safety.

Medals were authorized by Congress, and in the following year Dr Kane received the founder's medal of the Royal Geographical Society, and, two years later, a gold medal from the Paris Geographical Society.

He was the author of over 70 papers on mechanics and physics published in the transactions of learned societies, notably Sub-Mechanics of the Universe, issued by the Royal Society, whose gold medal he won in 1888.

In 1875 his " Warrior Bearing a Wounded Youth from the Field of Battle " gained the gold medal at the Royal Academy schools, and when exhibited in 1876 it divided public attention with the "Tennyson " of Woolner and " Wellington monument " sculptures of Alfred Stevens, now in St Paul's Cathedral.

For his work in advancing the iron trade he received the Bessemer gold medal from the Iron and Steel Institute of Great Britain in 1879.

In 1859 lie won a medal of the second class at the Paris Salon, and at the Exposition Universelle of 1889 a gold medal.

In 1904 he received a gold medal for sculpture at the St.

Through the influence of Leibnitz he received from the king of Prussia a gold medal for his supposed discoveries; but Nicolaus Hartsoeker and some of the French academicians disputed the fact.

Hull received a gold medal for the capture of the "Guerriere," but had no further opportunity of distinction in the war.

He was considered to have approached Horace more nearly than any other modern poet, and a gold medal was given him by Pope Urban VIII.

Backlund who, in 1909, was awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society for his researches in this field.

The Royal Society in 1894 bestowed the Rumford medal upon him for his work in the production of low temperatures, and in 1899 he became the first recipient of the Hodgkins gold medal of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, for his contributions to our knowledge of the nature and properties of atmospheric air.

This enterprising and deserving man, on the completion of his journey in 1875, was rewarded by the Indian government with a pension and grant of land, and afterwards received the gold medal of the Royal Geographical Society and the Companionship of the Star of India.

He fitted up in 1864 a private observatory at Cambridge, Mass.; but undertook in 1868, on behalf of the Argentine republic, to organize a national observatory at Cordoba; began to observe there with four assistants in 1870, and completed in 1874 his Uranometria Argentina (published 1879) for which he received in 1883 the gold medal of the Royal Astronomical Society.

He was twice, in 1868 and 1876, the recipient of the gold medal of the Royal Astronomical Society, London, and the university of Cambridge conferred upon him, in 1875, the honorary degree of LL.D.

He won a silver medal at the Paris Exposition, 1900, and a gold medal at the St Louis Exposition, 1904.

These services were recognized by the award of the Royal Astronomical Society's gold medal in 1869, and on the resignation of Sir Thomas Maclear in 1870 he was appointed Her Majesty's astronomer at the Cape.

In 1891 he was elected President - a post which he held until 1902 - receiving also the honour of knighthood, and he was awarded a gold medal at the Paris Exhibition of 1900.

In 1817 he commenced his studies at Leiden University, proving a brilliant scholar, and twice obtaining a gold medal for his prize essays.

These discoveries, subsequently amplified in his Le Stelle cadenti (1873) and in his Norme per le osservazioni dellestelle cadenti dei bolidi (1896) gained for him the Lalande prize of the Academy of Sciences, Paris, in 1868, and the gold medal and foreign associateship of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1872.

In 1872 he was elected an associate of the Royal Astronomical Society, receiving its gold medal in 1874.

For his conduct on this occasion he received a gold medal and the thanks of parliament.

These tracts had practically never been traversed before, and on the appearance of the published account of his journey and experiences under the title of Narrative of an Explorer in Tropical South Africa (1853) Galton was awarded the gold medal of the Royal Geographical Society.

From the Congress of the United States he received a gold medal and a vote of thanks, and he received many other honours both at home and abroad.

He was awarded the Janssen medal by the Paris Academy of Sciences in 1894, the Rumford medal by the American Academy in 1902, the Draper medal in 1903, a gold medal by the Royal Astronomical Society in 1904, the Bruce medal by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific in 1916, and the Janssen medal by the Astronomical Society of France in 1917.

It was probably owing to Dr. Hyde's influence with his fellow commissioners that Trinity College, following their recommendations, established a moderatorship and gold medal in Celtic studies.

For these researches the Royal Astronomical Society awarded him its gold medal in 1866.

In1874-1876he was president of the Royal Astronomical Society for the second time, when it fell to him to present the gold medal of the year to Leverrier.

Hansen twice visited England and was twice (in 1842 and 1860) the recipient of the Royal Astronomical Society's gold medal.

Previous EYOF Gold medal winners from Great Britain include the current GB athletics captain Dwain Chambers.

Earlier in the day Gregor Tait won Scotland's third gold medal in the 200m backstroke.

These 3 boys collected the bronze medal for third team place and were only 10 points off the gold medal.

Congressional Medald Herbert/AP Why is Tony Blair still so reluctant to pick up his Congressional gold medal?

The only British fencer to ever win a gold medal was Gillian Sheen at Melbourne in 1956.

The ladies team won the gold medal in the team event.

Guy has just received the gold medal awarded him by the Lifeboat Institution.

Official site for Steve's triple Olympic gold medal winning rowing partner, Matthew Pinsent.

Members of the Serpentine Swimming Club leap into the murky, freezing depths of the Serpentine to frantically compete for the coveted gold medal.

Bob Matthews Hon MA Paralympic gold medal winning blind runner Bob Matthews lives in Leamington Spa.

She has reclaimed her British, European and World Marathon Canoeing titles, including her fourth world gold medal.

The London-based left-hander is looking forward to his third appearance in the Games as he bids for a third gold medal.

Dave chased and caught to claim both a team gold medal and the day's fastest lap of 9 min 27 sec.

We also serve Gold Medal sausages, excellent haggis and Charlie MacLeod's champion Stornoway Black Pudding.

Woodward, coached by Matt Hargreaves, also picked up a gold medal in the 400m hurdles.

The Gold Medal winner was Kandy, a yellow Labrador trained by Dogs For The Disabled.

She clung to fourth place in the second race - just enough to clinch the gold medal.

Last year she won a gold medal in the South of England Senior Open.

Bob Matthews Hon MA Paralympic Gold medal winning blind runner Bob Matthews lives in Leamington Spa.

Whilst watching the 1948 cinema newsreel, seeing Zatopek winning the gold medal at the 1948 London Olympics inspired him.

Four years later, she would be winning the gold medal for Great Britain in the modern pentathlon at the Sydney Olympics.

His family removed to London in 1835, and he was educated at University College School and University College, where he began a lifelong friendship with Walter Bagehot, of whose works he afterwards was the editor; he took the degree in 1845, being awarded the gold medal for philosophy.

When the legality of the Roman Catholic Convention in 1792 was called in question by the government, Tone drew up for the committee a statement of the case on which a favourable opinion of counsel was obtained; and a sum of I 5 'oo with a gold medal was voted to Tone by the Convention when it dissolved itself in April 1793.

By the time Norman Borlaug passed away in 2009 at the age of ninety-five, he had become one of only six people to have won the Nobel Peace Prize, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the Congressional Gold Medal.

The designs for Macbeth formed part of the gold medal winning entry to the 1995 International Quadrennial Exhibition in Prague.

Supachai is also a quadruple gold medal winner at the Paralympics, and a triple world record holder.

Respectful Parenting From Birth Through the Terrific Twos which won the 2007 IPPY National Gold Medal in the parenting category.

They won the same award in 2004 and the gold medal in 2003.

In 1964, Egon Zimmermann rode Fischer skis when he won the gold medal in the downhill at the Innsburg Winter Olympics, a feat that was a first for the company.

Every year, Ski Magazine presents its Gold Medal award to ski equipment shops across the entire country.

To unlock the following cards, you need to get a Gold medal in the designated drill.

Yes, that's right, you can do better than "just" getting a gold medal in each of the mini-games!

With award winning wines and a variety of membership types, the Gold Medal Wine Club is sure to please all palates.

Gold Medal Wine Club - Features hard-to-find gold medal winning wines in California.

The opinions are weighed to determine which wines earn American Cellars Gold Medal status.

Hunt Country Vineyards - Located in Branchport, Hunt Country Vineyards has produced over 50 gold-medal winning wines since 2006.

If you can't get enough of wines from boutique California wineries, then the Gold Medal Wine Club just might be for you.

California makes some of the most well-received and highly rated wines in the world, and the Gold Medal Wine Club focuses on these very wines.

If you've been looking for the perfect way to get your hands on hard to find fine wines from California, then one of the Gold Medal offerings just might be for you.

The first gold medal was won by Alfred Hajos from Hungary.

The first woman to win a gold medal in Olympic swimming was Australian Fanny Durack.

It was in 1932 that Swede Arne Borg won a gold medal at the Olympics wearing a Speedo suit.

It owes its namesake to George Foreman, a successful celebrity who is a heavyweight boxing champion, an Olympian who won a gold medal at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico city and of course, an entrepreneur.

The NuWave Oven is the recipient of the American Culinary ChefsBest Gold Medal Award and it has been awarded the Seal of Approval from both the Cooking Club of America and the Health and Wellness Club.

In 1952, Puma earned its own gold medal thanks to runner Josef Barthel.

Alfonso was a gold medal champion at the Junior Olympics and later went on to a modeling career, including appearing in a television movie called The Starmaker in 1981.

The company went on to win several awards such as Geneva's Salon International des Inventions gold medal with honors, the Brussels World Inventions gold medal, and three awards at the 1977 New York International Inventors Expo.

Evan Lysacek is the 2010 Olympic Gold Medal winner of Men's figure skating.

He is an X-Games gold medal winner, and was the first person to successfully complete a double back flip on a motorcycle.

An Olympic athlete doesn't win the gold medal the first time he or she tries the sport.

The results were published in 1885 in his Uranometria Nova Oxoniensis, and their importance was recognized by the bestowal in 1886 upon him, conjointly with Professor Pickering, of the Royal Astronomical Society's gold medal.

On that occasion all Europe united to do him honour, many learned societies sent delegates to express their congratulations, the king of Italy gave him his own portrait on a gold medallion, and among the numerous addresses he received was one from Kaiser Wilhelm II., who took the opportunity of presenting him with the Grand Gold Medal for Science.

For this important achievement New York and Vermont granted him estates, whilst Congress gave him a gold medal.

In 1846 she received a gold medal from the king of Prussia.

A gold medal was awarded for a harvester and self-binder (McCormick's).

In 1882, at Reading, a gold medal was given for a cream separator for horse power, whilst a prize of roo guineas offered for the most efficient and most economical method of drying hay or corn crops artificially, either before or after being stacked, was not awarded.

In 1830 he received the gold medal for history, founded by George IV.

In 1862 he received the gold medal of the latter society, and in 1864 a Royal medal from the Royal Society, for his observations on the total eclipse of the sun in 1860, and for his improvements in astronomical photography.