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Bond, George Phillips(George)
1825 - George Phillips Bond was born on the 20th of May, the son of William Cranch Bond.
1848 - He discovered Hyperion and crepe ring of Saturn, independently of William Lassell.
1859 - He succeeded his father as director of Harvard College Observatory until his death.
1850 - He took the first photograph of a star (Vega).
1857 - The second photograph of a double star (Mizar).
- He discovered numerous comets and calculated their orbits and studied Saturn and the Orion Nebula.
1865 - He died of tuberculosis on the 20th of May.
1848 - He discovered Hyperion and crepe ring of Saturn, independently of William Lassell.
1859 - He succeeded his father as director of Harvard College Observatory until his death.
1850 - He took the first photograph of a star (Vega).
1857 - The second photograph of a double star (Mizar).
- He discovered numerous comets and calculated their orbits and studied Saturn and the Orion Nebula.
1865 - He died of tuberculosis on the 20th of May.
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