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| Pond, John. Adm. pens. (age 16) at TRINITY, Apr. 1, 1784. [Only] s. of John, of London. [B. there, 1767.] School, Carshalton, Surrey. Matric. Michs. 1784. Adm. at the Inner Temple, Nov. 3, 1794, but withdrew on account of ill-health. Travelled in Portugal, Malta, Constantinople and Egypt, making astronomical observations. Noted inaccuracies in Greenwich observations at the age of fifteen. Settled at Westbury, Somerset, 1798, where he erected an altazimuth instrument, which became known as the Westbury circle. His observations with it, 1800-1 (communicated to the Royal Society, 1806), 'gave decisive proof of deformation through age in the Greenwich quadrant, and rendered inevitable a complete re-equipment of the Royal Observatory.' F.R.S., 1807; Copley medal, 1823. Astronomer-Royal, 1811-36. Translated Laplace's System of the World. Died Sept. 7, 1836, at his residence at Blackheath. (Inns of Court; D.N.B.) | John POND Approx. lifespan: 1767–1836 pens. aged 16 Trinity College adm1784:04:01 Only s. of John POND, of London b. there 1767 Sch: Carshalton School Carshalton, Surrey Matric 1784:10MT: Adm. Inner Temple: 1794:11:03,but withdrew on account of ill-health. Travelled Portugal Malta Constantinople, [ Turkey ] and Egypt , making astronomical observations. Noted inaccuracies in Greenwich observations at the age of fifteen. Settled Westbury, Somerset 1798,where he erected an altazimuth instrument, which became known as the Westbury circle. His observations with it 1800-01 (communicated to the Royal Society) (1806), "gave decisive proof of deformation through age in the Greenwich quadrant, and rendered inevitable a complete re-equipment of the Royal Observatory " FRS 1807 Copley Medal: 1823 Astronomer-Royal: 1811-36 Translated Laplace's System of the World d. 1836:09:07 at his residence Blackheath, [ Kent ] ( Inns of Court; D.N.B .) |