Galileo initially called his discovery the Cosmica Sidera (" Cosimo's stars "), in honour of Cosimo II de ' Medici ( 1590 – 1621 ).

This discovery revolutionized work in infectious diseases, and Pasteur gave these artificially weakened diseases the generic name of " vaccines ", in honour of Jenner's discovery.

Landing at Blackman's Bay and later having the Dutch flag flown at North Bay, Tasman named the island Anthoonij van Diemenslandt in honour of Anthony van Diemen, the Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies who had sent Tasman on his voyage of discovery in 1642.

According to historian Edward Gibbon, Majorian " presents the welcome discovery of a great and heroic character, such as sometimes arise, in a degenerate age, to vindicate the honour of the human species ".< BR >< BR >

The chief criteria for choosing the field of honour were isolation, to avoid discovery and interruption by the authorities ; and jurisdictional ambiguity, to avoid legal consequences.

She was launched in 1964 and named in honour of Otto Hahn, the German chemist and Nobel prizewinner, who was credited with the discovery of nuclear fission of uranium in 1938.

Lord Sandwich is also remembered for sponsoring the voyages of discovery made by Captain James Cook, who named the Sandwich Islands in his honour, and as the namesake of the sandwich.

A memorial fountain was built in Gympie's Park in honour of Nash's discovery.

* He has an asteroid 3161 Beadell named after him, an honour bestowed because his roads led to the discovery of several important meteorites in the Australian outback.

It was renamed in honour of Chelyuskin by the Russian Geographical Society in 1842, on the 100th anniversary of the discovery.

Pogson awarded the honour of naming it to William Henry Smyth, the previous owner of the telescope used for the discovery.

was a Japanese astronomer, best known for his discovery that many asteroid orbits were more similar to one another than chance would allow, leading to the concept of asteroid families, now called " Hirayama families " in his honour.

He further writes ; " but the honour of its second discovery fell to the Pole Johannes Scoluus ( Johannes Scoluus Polonus ), who in the year 1476 — eighty-six years after its first discovery — sailed beyond Norway, Greenland, Frisland, penetrated the Northern Strait, under the very Arctic Circle, and arrived at the country of Labrador and Estotiland ".

For his services to Antarctic exploration, including his work on the continent's first propeller-driven sledge, his important contribution to establishing the first wireless link with Antarctica and his discovery of the first Antarctic meteorite, Bickerton was awarded the King's Polar Medal in silver and Mawson chose to name Cape Bickerton ( 6620S, 13656E, five miles ( 8 km ) ENE of Gravenoire Rock ) in his honour.

His discovery is recorded in history with a monument where the original gold outcrop is believed to be located, and a park named in his honour.

The James Caird Society was established in 1994, to " preserve the memory, honour the remarkable feats of discovery in the Antarctic, and commend the outstanding qualities of leadership associated with the name of Sir Ernest Shackleton ".

The first is discovery saying “ hail to the pioneers ,” the second is fame, saying “ to their names and deeds ,” the third is fortune which says “ remembered and forgotten ,” lastly is adventure saying “ we honour here .” On the right side of the arcade is another mural depicting Galinee, Simcoe, Tecumseh, Brock, Osgoode, Baldwin, Laura Secord and Strachan depicting pioneers.

He was presented with the Royal Society's highest honour, the Copley Medal, in 1734, 1736 and 1741, with the 1741 award being for his discovery of the properties of electricity .< ref > Fellows of the Royal Society-D. The Royal Society.

On the same day the minstrel is to arrive at the castle to divulge his discovery, a celebration in honour of the queen's marriage occurs.

Once again Eugene's courage earned him recognition from his superiors who granted him the honour of personally conveying the news of victory to the Emperor in Vienna.

Although it was the operas with Gilbert that had earned him the broadest fame, the honour was conferred for his services to serious music.

For his struggles against the Nazi regime and his effort to revive the Holmenkollen ski festival following World War II, King Haakon VII earned the Holmenkollen medal in 1955 ( Shared with Hallgeir Brenden, Veikko Hakulinen, and Sverre Stenersen ), one of only eleven non-Nordic skiers to earn this honour.

For his actions commanding his troops in the Carpathian mountains in January 1915, Michael earned the military's highest honour, the Cross of St. George.

* As the result of a decision taken in 2012, four Ontario-based regiments of the Canadian Army perpetuate the history and heritage of the Battalion of Incorporated Militia and thus will carry the NIAGARA battle honour earned by that battalion.

With the Flyers leading in the conference standings by the midseason All-Star Game, Neilson earned the honour of being head coach of the Eastern Conference All-Stars.

At a dinner for 200 MPs in his honour Lloyd George stated that he had earned the promotion for his role in war preparation, for his work in smoothing Anglo-French relations, and for his work in setting up a unified Allied command late in the war.

... Booker's multiple activities earned him a coveted honour, that of being listed in the students ’ “ Who ’ s Who of American High Schools ”.

Henry III made him in 1574 marshal of France, an honour which he had earned by nearly half a century of service and by numerous wounds.

" His wartime work would have earned him a Congressional Medal of Freedom with Gold Palm, but the Australian government vetoed this honour.

Although it was the operas with Gilbert that had earned him the broadest fame, the honour was conferred for his services to serious music.

He and his brothers lived in an era where honour was as much earned as inherited ; the medieval concept of chivalry still held sway in European courts.

A single battle honour was earned by the frigate HMAS Diamantina, and is inherited by all subsequent ships of the name:

They were recognized for their service and earned a battle honour for the regiment, even though they were not allowed to wear the QOR cap badge in South Africa.

Just as a medieval knight was said to have " earned his spurs ," the awarding of spurs has continued in the modern era as an honour bestowed upon individuals in organizations with military heritages, and among motorcycle riders.

During the Seven Years ' War the regiment earned honour at the Battle of Minden on 1 August 1759, when, as an infantry formation, they stood up to and broke a French cavalry charge.

Hughes was England's only connection with their previous foray into the finals of a tournament – the 1970 World Cup – but his non-participation in either earned him the dubious honour of being England's most capped player never to feature in a major finals.

In the same season, the club earned its first major honour after winning the Coupe de France.

During the early stages of his career he worked with the Boulting Brothers on Private's Progress and Carlton-Browne of the F. O .. His performance as Crow in The Flight of the Phoenix ( 1965 ) earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor, making him the first Scottish actor to receive this honour ; he also received a Golden Globe nomination for New Star of the Year-Actor.

The sub-unit was known as Peninsula Company in honour of the Battle Honour earned by the Regiment's forefathers.

The regiment earned its first battle honour during the Operations in Scinde 1839-42, when it was awarded the unique distinction ' C '.

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The song had previously been played by BBC Radio 1 disc jockey Zane Lowe, where it earned the honour of ' Single of the Week '.

Sir John Gay Alleyne was so effective at leading the company, and earned such a widely-respected reputation internationally as a business manager and community leader, that the company was renamed in his honour after his death in 1801 at the proposal of his longtime friend John Sober, whose estate benefited greatly over the years under Sir John Gay Alleyne's effective management.