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Copley Medal

award given by the Royal Society of London
Intangible medallion Q28003
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Summary

Copley Medal is a medallion[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of medallion entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,663 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: money amount[3], medallion[4]
  • Winner: Stephen Gray[5], John Theophilus Desaguliers[6], John Belchier[7], James Valoue[8], Stephen Hales[9], Alexander Stuart[10], Christopher Middleton[11], Abraham Trembley[12], Henry Baker[13], William Watson[14], Benjamin Robins[15], Gowin Knight[16], James Bradley[17], John Harrison[18]
  • Country: United Kingdom[19]
  • Instance of: award[20]
  • Named after: Sir Godfrey Copley, 2nd Baronet[21]
  • Location: London[22]
  • Subclass of: science award[23]
  • Commons category: Copley Medal[24]
  • Review score: 0.8[25], 3.2[26]
  • Inception: 1731[27]
  • Start time: 1731[28]
  • Official website: https://royalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/awards/copley-medal/[29]
  • Sponsor: Royal Society[30]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Copley Medal[31]
  • Conferred by: Royal Society[32]

Why It Matters

Copley Medal has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

What awards did Copley Medal receive?

Honors received include money amount[3], medallion[4], and Stephen Gray[5].

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  9. [25] ↑ . Canada Inventory of International Awards. wikidata.org.
  10. [26] ↑ . ICDA Official Awards Roster. wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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