What is John Pond?
'''John Pond''' (born 1767, [[London]], [[England]] — died September 7, 1836, [[Blackheath, London]]), was the sixth [[Astronomer Royal|astronomer royal]] of England. He was selected as a fellow (member) of [[The Royal Society]] in 1807. In 1823, he received the [[Copley Medal]] for his astronomy [[research]]. He was a member of the [[Royal Astronomical Society]] when it was made in 1820. Pond worked as astronomer royal from 1811 to 1835. He managed the [[Royal Observatory, Greenwich|Royal Greenwich Observatory.]] He replaced many old machines and hired more people to work at the observatory. This let him measure the position of 1,113 stars. {{DEFAULTSORT:Pond, John}} [[Category:1767 births]] [[Category:1836 deaths]] [[Category:English astronomers]] [[Category:Scientists from London]] [[Category:Year of birth unknown]]