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Herschel Medal
The Herschel Medal is awarded by the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) for "investigations of outstanding merit in observational astrophysics". It is awarded for a single piece of work so that younger scientists can be candidates for the award. It is named after the RAS's first president, William Herschel. The medal was first awarded in 1974. The medal has been shared twice, in 1977 and 1986. It has been awarded 22 times to a total of 24 people (23 men, one woman),
her work. Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky awarded Levin a plaque for her "outstanding service" in 1996. The late state Senator Herschel Rosenthal honored Levin with a resolution in the California state senate in 1999. She was also nominated by then California assemblyman Paul Koretz and formally inducted into the California Voter Participation Hall of Fame in 2001.
U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman remarked in the "Congressional Record" in 1997 that Levin "has done more to increase voter participation than virtually anyone we know."
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