Honors
Swift was awarded the degree of Ph. D. from the University of Rochester.
Swift received more medals than any other astronomer of his time including three made of solid gold from Imperial Academy of Science in Australia, four made of bronze from the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, and the Laplace Medal from the French Astronomical Society. In 1897 he was the first person awarded the Jackson-Gwilt Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society.
The asteroid 5035 Swift is named in his honour, as is the lunar crater Swift.
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