Historedia
Person

William Cranch Bond

Events
2
Episodes
2
Years
1848–1850

Every event in Historedia whose sources name William Cranch Bond, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Bond and Lassell discover Hyperion, moon of Saturn

    1848

    Role: American astronomer, first director of Harvard College Observatory

    1. September 1848 · United States and United KingdomDiscovery of Hyperion

      William Cranch Bond, George Phillips Bond, and William Lassell independently discovered Hyperion in September 1848.

  2. Vega becomes first star other than the Sun to be photographed

    1850

    Role: Astronomical Observer to the University (appointed 1839); credited with imaging Vega in 1850

    1. 17 July 1850 · Harvard College ObservatoryFirst Star Photographed

      William Bond and John Adams Whipple captured the first daguerreotype of a star, Vega, at Harvard College Observatory on July 17, 1850.

Sources

  1. William Cranch Bond Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-15
  2. Harvard College Observatory Wikipedia, revision of 2026-05-29
  3. Vega Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-30