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John Pond
British astronomer.
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Statements about
John Pond
Occupation
Astronomer
Place of Birth
London
Maidstone
Date of Death
9/7/1836
Instance Of
Human
Date of Birth
1767
Award Received
Fellow of the Royal Society
Copley Medal
(1823)
Award Rationale
:
For his various Communications to the Royal Society.
Point in Time
:
1823
Lalande Prize
(1817)
Point in Time
:
1817
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Given Name
John
Country of Citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Member Of
Royal Society
French Academy of Sciences
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Göttingen Academy of Sciences
Educated At
Trinity College
Maidstone Grammar School
Described by Source
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. Volume XXIVа, 1898
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Men of Kent and Kentishmen
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th Edition
Place of Death
Blackheath
Employer
Royal Observatory
Family Name
Pond
Position Held
Astronomer Royal
(1811 - 1835)
Replaces
:
Nevil Maskelyne
Replaced By
:
George Biddell Airy
Series Ordinal
:
6
Start Time
:
1811
End Time
:
1835
Place of Burial
Sex or Gender
Male
Name in Native Language
John Pond
Field of Work
Astronomy
Languages Spoken, Written or Signed
English
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Pond, John
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q24489052
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q24489052
Statement Is Subject Of
:
John Pond
St Margaret's, Lee
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Pond, John (DNB00)
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