and the former?
The most important contributions to the advancement of natural knowledge and for distinguished contributions in the applied sciences.
Royal Medal
of which three are awarded each year by the Royal Society, two for "the most important contributions to the advancement of natural knowledge" and one for "distinguished contributions in the applied sciences", done within the Commonwealth of Nations.
what was the brown dog affair? It was a political controversy about vivisection that raged in England from 1903 until 1910. was there a trail involved? Yes - The trial opened at the Old Bailey (Royal Courts of Justice) on 11 November 1903 why did the controversy start? William Bayliss at University College London performed an illegal vivisection on a brown terrier dog before 60 medical students while the dog was conscious and struggling what was the verdict of the trial? William Bayliss had been defamed who was he? An English physiologist. did he receive any awards? Yes - Fellow of the Royal Society's Royal Medal in 1911 and their Copley Medal in 1919. why is the latter medal awarded? For outstanding achievements in research in any branch of science
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Royal Medal [SEP] Introduction
The Royal Medal, also known as The Queen's Medal and The King's Medal (depending on the gender of the monarch at the time of the award), is a silver-gilt medal, of which three are awarded each year by the Royal Society, two for "the most important contributions to the advancement of natural knowledge" and one for "distinguished contributions in the applied sciences", done within the Commonwealth of Nations.