Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society References Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society British science award Ask Anything Homework Help Written by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them. The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica Britannica AI Ask Anything Learn about this topic in these articles: Royal Astronomical Society…Caroline Herschel was awarded a Gold Medal in 1828 and, with Mary Somerville, was elected an honorary member in 1835. Women were first admitted to fellowship in 1916. Read More…Caroline Herschel was awarded a Gold Medal in 1828 and, with Mary Somerville, was elected an honorary member in 1835. Women were first admitted to fellowship in 1916. Read More