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Copley may refer to: People * Copley (surname) Places Australia * Copley, South Australia United Kingdom * Copley, County Durham * Copley, Greater Manchester, formerly in Cheshire ** Copley Academy, a school * Copley, West Yorkshire United States of America * Copley Place, an indoor shopping mall in Boston * Copley Square in Boston ** Copley (MBTA station), at that square * Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel in Boston on Copley Square * Copley, Ohio * Copley Township, Ohio ** Copley High School ** 2011 Copley Township shooting * Coplay, Pennsylvania * Copley, West Virginia Other uses * Copley Medal, a scientific award granted by the Royal Society of London * Copley Press, a California-based newspaper publisher * Copley (crater) Copley is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 34 kilometers. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976. Copley is named for the American painter John Singleton Copley, who lived from 1738 to 1815. File:Co . ...
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Copley (surname)
Copley is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Al Copley (born 1952), American jazz pianist * Amber Copley, American beauty queen * Antony Copley (1937–2016), British historian * Dale Copley (born 1991), Australian rugby league player * David C. Copley (1952–2012), American newspaper publisher * Evan Copley (1930–2018), American academic and composer * Florrie Copley, Jersey cricketer *Sir Godfrey Copley, 2nd Baronet (1653–1709), English landowner * Henri Édouard de Copley, interim Governor of Guadeloupe from 1764 to 1765 *Ira Clifton Copley (1864–1947), American publisher and politician * James S. Copley (1916–1973), American publisher and journalist *John Copley (producer) (born 1933), British theatre producer * John Copley (artist) (1875–1950), British artist *John Singleton Copley (1738–1815), Anglo-American portrait painter *John Copley, 1st Baron Lyndhurst (1772–1863), British lawyer and politician * Martin Copley (conservationist) ...
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Copley, Ohio
Copley is an unincorporated community in Summit County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. History Variant names were Greenfield and Copley Center. The first settlement at Copley Center was made around 1819. The community was named for its location near the geographical center In geography, the centroid of the two-dimensional shape of a region of the Earth's surface (projected radially to sea level or onto a geoid surface) is known as its geographic centre or geographical centre or (less commonly) gravitational centre. I ... of Copley Township. A post office called Copley Centre was established in 1835, the name was changed to Copley in 1841, and the post office closed in 1957. Notable People * Carrie Coon (1981-) actress * Delia L. Weatherby (1843—1916) social reformer and author References Unincorporated communities in Summit County, Ohio Unincorporated communities in Ohio {{SummitCountyOH-geo-stub ...
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Copley Medal
The Copley Medal is the most prestigious award of the Royal Society of the United Kingdom, conferred "for sustained, outstanding achievements in any field of science". The award alternates between the physical sciences or mathematics and the biological sciences. It is arguably the highest United Kingdom, British and Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth award for scientific achievement, and has often been included among the most distinguished international scientific awards. Given annually, the medal is the oldest Royal Society medal awarded and the oldest surviving scientific award in the world, having first been given in 1731 to Stephen Gray (scientist), Stephen Gray, for "his new Electrical Experiments: – as an encouragement to him for the readiness he has always shown in obliging the Society with his discoveries and improvements in this part of Natural Knowledge". The medal is made of silver-gilt and awarded with a £25,000 prize. It is awarded to "senior scientists" irres ...
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Copley, West Virginia
Copley is an unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia West Virginia is a mountainous U.S. state, state in the Southern United States, Southern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.The United States Census Bureau, Census Bureau and the Association of American ..., United States. References Unincorporated communities in West Virginia Unincorporated communities in Lewis County, West Virginia {{LewisCountyWV-geo-stub ...
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Coplay, Pennsylvania
Coplay is a borough in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States. Coplay's population was 3,348 at the 2020 census. It is located six miles (10 km) northwest of Allentown. The borough is part of the Lehigh Valley metropolitan area, which had a population of 861,899 and was the 68th-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census. Geography Coplay is located at (40.670521, -75.495395). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , of which is land and (3.08%) is water. Coplay is situated along the Lehigh River, approximately north of Allentown. History Coplay was part of the of land John Jacob Schreiber bought from the William Penn's heirs in 1740. It was initially known as Schreibers and later was known as the Lehigh Valley, because of Lehigh Valley Iron Furnaces were located here. Lehigh Valley was then changed to Coplay, derived from "Kolapechka", the son of the Indian chief Paxanosa, who lived at the head of the creek ...
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2011 Copley Township Shooting
On August 7, 2011, a mass shooting occurred in Copley Township, Ohio, committed by 51-year-old Michael E. Hance. Seven people were shot dead before the gunman was shot and killed by Copley police officer Ben Campbell. Hance had previously displayed erratic and bizarre behavior, and was considered by those who knew him to be delusional. Campbell later received the Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery for taking down Hance. Shooting Using two handguns, including a Hi-Point Model JHP .45 ACP, .45-caliber pistol and a .357 Magnum six-shot revolver he bought from the same location in 2005, Hance opened fire at a house in the 2300 block of Goodenough Avenue. He first shot his 49-year-old girlfriend Rebecca K. Dieter, who was the only survivor in the shooting. Dieter managed to call 9-1-1 before escaping to the porch of her house and being shot again in the back, after which she pretended to be dead. He then ran into an adjacent house, where he shot and killed Dieter's brothe ...
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Copley High School
Copley High School is a public high school in Copley Township, just west of Akron, Ohio, United States. It is the only high school in the Copley–Fairlawn City School District and competes athletically in the American Division of the Suburban League. The school's colors are blue and gold. The fight song is Ohio State's "Across the Field". The school's main rival is Revere High School, with whom they play against annually for the a trophy called "The Bell" during the 5th game of their football season. State championships * Boys golf – 2003 * Boys soccer – 1994 * Boys Cross Country – 2015 * Girls soccer – 2022 Notable alumni * Delone Carter, professional football player in the National Football League (NFL) * Carrie Coon, Broadway, film, and television actress * Elizabeth Franz (nee Frankovitch), stage and television actress * Jeff Golub, guitarist, played jazz, rock, blues, and smooth jazz. * Riley Grant, professional soccer player in United League Soccer * Deni ...
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Copley Township, Ohio
Copley Township is one of the nine townships of Summit County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 18,403 people in the township. Geography Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships and cities: * Bath Township - north * Fairlawn - northeast *Akron - east * Norton - south * Wadsworth Township, Medina County - southwest corner * Sharon Township, Medina County - west * Granger Township, Medina County - northwest corner Several populated places are located in Copley Township: *The census-designated place of Pigeon Creek, in the northwest *The unincorporated community of Montrose, on the northern boundary with Bath Township Parts of the original Copley Township are now in Akron or Fairlawn. A formerly rural township located west of the county seat of Akron, Copley Township has become increasingly suburban over the last few decades. Name and history It is the only Copley Township statewide. Copley was originally called Greenfield, aft ...
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Fairmont Copley Plaza
The Fairmont Copley Plaza is a Forbes four-star, AAA four-diamond hotel in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts managed by Fairmont Hotels and Resorts. It stands on Copley Square, part of an architectural ensemble that includes the John Hancock Tower, Henry Hobson Richardson's Trinity Church, and Charles Follen McKim's Boston Public Library. The Fairmont Copley Plaza is recognized as one of the Historic Hotels of America, a program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. It is currently under consideration for local landmark status with the Boston Landmarks Commission. Construction and opening The Copley Plaza was built on the original site of the Museum of Fine Arts and named in honor of John Singleton Copley, an American painter. The total cost was $5.5 million. The hotel's architect was Henry Janeway Hardenbergh, who also designed other hotels, including the Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C. and the Plaza Hotel in New York City, the Copley Pl ...
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Copley, South Australia
Copley is a town in the Australian state of South Australia. The township adjacent to Leigh Creek Railway Station was officially dedicated as the Town of Copley by a proclamation published on 27 August 1891. The name honours William Copley, who at the time the town was proclaimed was a member of the Legislative Council for the Northern District. According to Rodney Cockburn (in his Nomenclature of South Australia) the name Leigh Creek for the railway station and post office "was officially abandoned in 1916 on the advice of the Nomenclature Committee, who acted upon the suggestion of Lachlan McTaggart of Wooltana Station The Committee pointed out that it was most undesirable to have a town of one designation and a railway station and post office of another. The name Leigh Creek had no legal status by way of dedication, while the town of Copley was proclaimed under the Crown Lands Act and there were many sound reasons why the latter appellative should be adopted for all Govern ...
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Copley (MBTA Station)
Copley station is an underground light rail station on the MBTA Green Line (MBTA), Green Line, located in the Back Bay, Boston, Back Bay section of Boston, Massachusetts. Located in and named after Copley Square, the station has entrances and exits along Boylston Street and Dartmouth Street. Copley station opened in 1914 as part of the Boylston Street subway. The station is accessibility, accessible following extensive station renovation completed in 2011. The renovation project was subject to a significant court case regarding the project's effects on the Old South Church. Station layout Copley station has two side platforms. The platforms are offset, with the outbound platform further east to avoid the Old South Church. Due to the offset platforms, there is no direct connection between the inbound and outbound platforms; passengers must exit the station and cross Boylston Street or travel one stop further inbound to Arlington station (MBTA), Arlington station to change direc ...
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Copley Square
Copley Square is a public square in Boston's Back Bay neighborhood, bounded by Boylston Street, Clarendon Street, St. James Avenue, and Dartmouth Street. The square is named for painter John Singleton Copley. Prior to 1883 it was known as Art Square due to its many cultural institutions, some of which remain today. Architecture Several architectural landmarks are adjacent to the square: * Old South Church (1873), by Charles Amos Cummings and Willard T. Sears in the Venetian Gothic Revival style * Trinity Church (1877, Romanesque Revival), considered H. H. Richardson's ''tour de force'' * Boston Public Library (1895), by Charles Follen McKim in a revival of Italian Renaissance style, incorporates artworks by John Singer Sargent, Edwin Austin Abbey, Daniel Chester French, and others * The Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel (1912) by Henry Janeway Hardenbergh in the Beaux-Arts style (on the site of the original Museum of Fine Arts, Boston) * The John Hancock Tower (1976, late M ...
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