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Image number: RS.9583
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Reverse of the Rumford Medal
Date
1800
Creator - Organisation
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Dimensions
diameter (medal): 77mm
Subject
Description
Reverse (back) of the Rumford Medal, showing a wreath of oak and laurel leaves bound with ribbons.
Inscribed: "OPTIME IN LVCIS CALORISQVE NATVRA EXQVIRENDA MERENTI ADIVDICAT SOC : REG : LOND :"
Inscribed: "OPTIME IN LVCIS CALORISQVE NATVRA EXQVIRENDA MERENTI ADIVDICAT SOC : REG : LOND :"
Object history
This medal is awarded by the Royal Society biennially (in even years) for important discoveries in the field of thermal or optical properties of matter and their applications. It was founded by Sir Benjamin Thompson FRS, Count Rumford (1753-1814) and was first awarded in 1800.
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