John Pond
John Pond (* 1767 in London , † September 7, 1836 in Blackheath , London) was an English astronomer.
Life
In 1811 Pond became director of the Greenwich Observatory and thus the (sixth) Royal Astronomer ( Astronomer Royal ).
In 1814 he was elected a foreign member of the Göttingen Academy of Sciences . In 1816 he became a corresponding member of the Académie des Sciences . In 1822 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences , in 1823 he was awarded the Copley Medal . In 2009 the asteroid (7542) Johnpond was named after him.
literature
- Pond, John . In: Encyclopædia Britannica . 11th edition. tape 22 : Poll - Reeves . London 1911, p. 60 (English, full text [ Wikisource ]).
- Biographical notice of John Pond, Esq. In: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society , Vol. 4, 1837, p. 31 (English) bibcode : 1837MNRAS ... 4R..31.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Holger Krahnke: The members of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen 1751-2001 (= Treatises of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen, Philological-Historical Class. Volume 3, Vol. 246 = Treatises of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen, Mathematical-Physical Class. Episode 3, vol. 50). Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 2001, ISBN 3-525-82516-1 , p. 192.
- ^ List of members since 1666: Letter P. Académie des sciences, accessed on February 5, 2020 (French).
- ↑ Minor Planet Circ. 66724 (PDF)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pond, John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English astronomer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1767 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 7, 1836 |
| Place of death | Blackheath , London |