T. Whittaker, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 105 (1943–46) 68 Obituary 4 by Herbert Dingle, The Observatory 66 (1943–46) 1 The Times, Thursday, 23 November 1944; pg. 7; Issue 49998; col D: Obituary (unsigned) – Image of cutting available at Honours Awards Smith's Prize (1907) Bruce Medal of Astronomical Society of the Pacific (1924) Henry Draper Medal of the National Academy of Sciences (1924) Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1924) Foreign membership of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (1926) Prix Jules Janssen of the Société astronomique de France (French Astronomical Society) (1928) Royal Medal of the Royal Society (1928) Knighthood (1930) Order of Merit (1938) Honorary member of the Norwegian Astronomical Society (1939) Hon. Freeman of Kendal, 1930 Named after him Lunar crater Eddington asteroid 2761 Eddington Royal Astronomical Society's Eddington Medal Eddington mission, now cancelled Eddington Tower, halls of residence at the University of Essex Eddington Astronomical Society, an amateur society based in his hometown of Kendal Eddington, a house (group of students, used for in-school sports matches) of Kirkbie Kendal School Eddington, new suburb of North West Cambridge, opened in 2017 Service Gave the Swarthmore Lecture in 1929 Chairman of the National Peace Council 1941–1943 President of the International Astronomical Union; of the Physical Society, 1930–32; of the Royal Astronomical Society, 1921–23 Romanes Lecturer, 1922 Gifford Lecturer, 1927 In popular culture Eddington is a central figure in the short story "The Mathematician's Nightmare: The Vision of Professor Squarepunt" by Bertrand Russell, a work featured in The Mathematical Magpie by Clifton Fadiman. He was portrayed by David Tennant in the television film Einstein and Eddington, a co-production of the BBC and HBO, broadcast in the United Kingdom on Saturday, 22 November 2008, on BBC2. His thoughts on humour and religious experience were quoted in the adventure game The Witness, a production of the Thelka, Inc., released on 26 January 2016. Time placed him on the cover on 16 April 1934. Publications 1914. Stellar Movements and the Structure of the Universe. London: Macmillan. 1918. Report on the relativity theory of gravitation. London, Fleetway Press, Ltd. 1920. Space, Time and Gravitation: An Outline of the General Relativity Theory. Cambridge University Press. 1923, 1952. The Mathematical Theory of Relativity. Cambridge University Press. 1925. The Domain of Physical Science. 2005 reprint: 1926. Stars and Atoms. Oxford: British Association. 1926. The Internal Constitution of Stars. Cambridge University