John Pond

John Pond
FRS
Born1767 (1767)
London, UK
Died7 September 1836(1836-09-07) (aged 69)
Blackheath, Kent England
Resting placeSt Margaret's, Lee, Kent
Alma materTrinity College, Cambridge
Known forAstronomer Royal
AwardsLalande Prize (1817)
Copley Medal (1823)
Scientific career
FieldsAstronomy
6th Astronomer Royal
In office
1811–1835
Preceded byNevil Maskelyne
Succeeded byGeorge Biddell Airy

John Pond FRS (1767 – 7 September 1836) was an English astronomer who became the sixth Astronomer Royal, serving from 1811 to 1835.

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