George Phillips Bond
American astronomer
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George Phillips Bond was an American astronomer. He was the son of William Cranch Bond. Some sources give his year of birth as 1826.
His early interest was in nature and birds, but after his elder brother William Cranch Bond Jr. died, he felt... Wikipedia
Born: May 20, 1825, Dorchester, Boston, MA
Died: February 17, 1865 (age 39 years), Cambridge, MA
Discovered: Hyperion
Award: Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1865)
Parents: William Cranch Bond
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