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William Cranch Bond

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

William Cranch Bond, an American instrument maker and astronomer, was born Sep. 9, 1789. In 1839, Bond became the first director of a U.S. astronomical observatory, when he was appointed by Harvard College to head up their new observatory. He received no salary, and...

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