Tyson Medal

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The Tyson Medal is a prize awarded for the best performance in subjects relating to astronomy at the University of Cambridge, England. [1] [2] It is awarded annually for achievement in the examinations for Part III of the Mathematical Tripos when there is a candidate deserving of the prize. In his will, Henry Tyson made the following bequest:

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That the sum of three hundred pounds be paid to the Cambridge University the interest annually to be for a gold medal for the best proficient in Mathematics and Astronomy in the same way as Dr Smith's and to bear the donor's name. [3]

The value of the fund was £65,095 in 2008. [4]

List of winners

Most of this list is from The Times newspaper archive. [5] The winners of the prize are published in The Cambridge University Reporter .[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. ↑ "Statute E, Trust Emoluments, Chapter IV, The Tyson Fund". UK: Cambridge University. 2008. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
  2. ↑ "reference to Tyson medal in Nature magazine".
  3. ↑ Endowments of the University of Cambridge. CUP Archive. 1904.
  4. ↑ "Section J" (PDF). The Cambridge University Reporter . UK: University of Cambridge. p. 34.
  5. ↑ "Mayhew Prize winners list". UK: University of Leeds. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011.
  6. ↑ "Awards, scholarships and prizes, 2020–21 and 2021–22" (PDF). The Cambridge University Reporter . UK: University of Cambridge. p. 259.
  7. ↑ "Awards, scholarships and prizes, 2021–22, 2022-23 and 2023-24" (PDF). The Cambridge University Reporter . UK: University of Cambridge. p. 491.
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