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William Cranch Bond - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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William Bond - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William Bond may refer to: • William Arthur Bond (1889-1917), World War I fighter ace. • William Cranch Bond (1789-1859), U.S. astronomer • William K. Bond (1792-1864), U.S. representative for Ohio •...
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William Cranch Bond was born in Falmouth, District of Maine, Mass. (now Portland, Maine). He became an expert clockmaker in Boston, exporting quality chronometers. Starting about 1812 he became a passioned amateur astronomer;
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AccessScience is a subscription-based website that features continually updated scientific and technical information, including the entire content of the 10th ... New trends and developments in science and technology ("Research Updates") from the McGraw-Hill Yearbooks of Science & Technology ... Biographies of scientists...
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Bekannt wurrn is he, as he, tosommen mit sien Söhn, John Phillips Bond, to glieker Tiet as William Lassell 1848 de Saturnmaand Hyperion opdeckt hett. ... William Cranch Bon...
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Hyperion is a moon of Saturn discovered by William Cranch Bond, George Phillips Bond and William Lassell in 1848. It is distinguished by its irregular shape, its chaotic rotation, and its unexplained sponge-like appearance....
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From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository ... Jump to: navigation, search ... English: William Cranch Bond...
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William and George Bond discovered Hyperion (the eighth satellite of Saturn) 1848 and the Crêpe Ring (a faint ring inside two bright rings) around Saturn 1850. Their observation that stars could be seen through the Crêpe Ring led to their conclusion that the rings of Saturn are not solid. ... Bond, William Cranch (1789-1859)
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Bond supervised its construction and became its first director. In 1847 a 15-in. (37.5 cm) telescope, then matched in size by only one other in the world, was installed. ... See E. S. Holden, Memorials of William Cranch Bond and of His Son George Phillips Bond (1897).
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Top of page ... IN these days when one is rather inclined to forget who were the pioneers of astronomy in different countries, it is interesting to be able ... The two Bonds- William Cranch and George Phillips, father and son- may be regarded as the first important contributors towards the early history of astronomy in America;
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