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The Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP), founded in San Francisco in 1889, is a worldwide organization that brings together research scientists, teachers, amateur astronomers, and “armchair astronomers” to “advance the Science of Astronomy, and to diffuse information concerning it.” The ASP has awarded its highest honor, the Catherine Wolfe Bruce gold medal, for lifetime contributions to astronomy most years since 1898.
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The Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP), founded in San Francisco in 1889, has given the Catherine Wolfe Bruce gold medal for lifetime achievement in the field of astronomy in virtually every year since 1898. This site lists the award recipients alphabetically and by year, and allows the visitor to read short biographies of each winner. Included in these biographies are small photographs. There are also links to scanned articles about the award and its history, mainly in the astronomical journal, Mercury.