George Phillips Bond

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George Phillips Bond was a 19th-century American astronomer noted for his pioneering astrophotography and significant celestial discoveries.

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George Phillips Bond canonical 5

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instanceOf American astronomer ⓘ
astronomer ⓘ
human ⓘ
awardReceived Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society ⓘ
Lalande Prize ⓘ
causeOfDeath tuberculosis ⓘ
coDiscovererWith William Cranch Bond ⓘ
William Lassell ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1825-05-20 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1865-02-17 ⓘ
discovered Saturnian moon Hyperion ⓘ
educatedAt Harvard College ⓘ
linked to: Harvard University
employer Harvard College Observatory ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
familyName Bond ⓘ
father William Cranch Bond ⓘ
fieldOfWork astronomy ⓘ
astrophotography ⓘ
givenName George ⓘ
knownFor celestial discoveries ⓘ
observations of Saturn ⓘ
observations of comets ⓘ
pioneering work in astrophotography ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
memberOf American Academy of Arts and Sciences ⓘ
middleName Phillips ⓘ
notableWork early stellar photography ⓘ
observations of Saturn’s rings ⓘ
photography of the star Vega ⓘ
studies of the Great Comet of 1858 ⓘ
placeOfBirth Dorchester, Massachusetts ⓘ
linked to: Dorchester
placeOfDeath Cambridge, Massachusetts ⓘ
positionHeld director of Harvard College Observatory ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
sibling Edward Singleton Holden ⓘ
workLocation Cambridge, Massachusetts ⓘ

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Hyperion → discoveredBy → George Phillips Bond ⓘ
William Cranch Bond → hasChild → George Phillips Bond ⓘ
William Cranch Bond → notableStudent → George Phillips Bond ⓘ
Saturn VII → discoveredBy → George Phillips Bond ⓘ
Hyperion → discoveredBy → George Phillips Bond ⓘ
subject linked to: Saturnian moon Hyperion