George Phillips Bond
0 sources
Summary
George Phillips Bond was born on May 20, 1825[1], in Dorchester[2]. He died on February 17, 1865[3], in Cambridge[4]. He worked as an astronomer[5] and map maker[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (126 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[7]
Key Facts
- Father: William Cranch Bond[8]
- Country of citizenship: United States[9]
- Employer: Harvard University[10]
- Educated at: Harvard University[11]
- Award received: Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society[12], Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[13]
- Member of: American Academy of Arts and Sciences[14], Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities[15]
- Sex or gender: male[16]
- Cause of death: tuberculosis[17]
- Family name: Bond[18]
- Given name: George[19], Phillips[20]
- Relative: Sarah H. Bond[21]
- Medical condition: tuberculosis[22]
- Manner of death: natural causes[23]
- Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[24], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[25], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[26], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[28], Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography[29], Astronomers: A Biographical Reference[30]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: English[31]
- P14397: 522[32]
Body
Works and Contributions
Things named for George Phillips Bond include Bond albedo[33], an electromagnetic radiation[34]; G. Bond[35], a lunar crater[36]; 767 Bondia[37]; Coblentz[38]; and Bond[39].
Why It Matters
George Phillips Bond has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] He is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]
He is credited with the discovery of Hyperion[42], a moon of Saturn[43]; NGC 223[44], a low-ionization nuclear emission-line region[45]; NGC 391[46], a galaxy[47]; NGC 219[48], an elliptical galaxy[49]; NGC 5366[50], a galaxy[51]; and NGC 7692[52], an emission-line galaxy[53]. Entities named for him include Bond albedo[33], an electromagnetic radiation[34]; G. Bond[35], a lunar crater[36]; 767 Bondia[37]; Coblentz[38]; and Bond[39].
FAQs
Where was George Phillips Bond born?
George Phillips Bond's place of birth was Dorchester[2].
Where did George Phillips Bond die?
George Phillips Bond died in Cambridge[4].
Who were George Phillips Bond's parents?
George Phillips Bond's father was William Cranch Bond[8].
What did George Phillips Bond do for work?
George Phillips Bond worked as an astronomer[5] and map maker[6].
Where did George Phillips Bond go to school?
George Phillips Bond was educated at Harvard University[11].
What awards did George Phillips Bond receive?
Honors received include Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society[12] and Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[13].
What did George Phillips Bond discover?
George Phillips Bond is credited as discoverer of Hyperion[42], NGC 223[44], NGC 391[46], and NGC 219[48].