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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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 University
surface form: Harvard College
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
surface form: Dorchester, Massachusetts
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