156 ASTRONOiNn- IN WANSTEAD. 



AVe learn incidentally from 1 )r. IJradley, wlu) was the nephew of 

 1 )r. Pound, that in 172S this ]Ma\pule was broken and useless, and 

 can only conclude that it shared the fate of many a good staff — was 

 chopped up for firewood. 



Dr. Pound married on hebruary 14th, 17 10, Sarah, the widow of 

 Edward Farmer, P2sq., of the Manor of Canons (now Cann Hall), 

 who died in 1715, leaving one daughter, Sarah, not two years old, 

 who died unmarried at (Ireenwich, 1747. In October. 1722, he 

 again married, Elizabeth, the sister of Matthew Wymondesold, the 

 owner of The (irove, who survi\ed Jn'm. 



He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society on ,:;olh November, 

 1699 ; but strangely enough did not go up for admittance till 30th 

 July, 17 13. 



With ample time, in the calm seclusion which then pervaded our 

 village, Dr. Pound, " one of the best observers in England," became 

 known far and wide. His observatory was furnished with a transit 

 instrument, years before the Royal Observatory possessed one. 'J he 

 great Halley, who became Astronomer-Royal on the death of Plam- 

 steed, used to apply to him for assistance ; and his friend, Sir Isaac 

 Newton, was in constant correspondence, suggesting observations, 

 and made use of the corrections he gave for determining the places 

 of the comet of j 6<So. In the preface of iiis "Principia Mathe- 

 matica,'" he mentions both Pound and Bradley. In the 3rd Book, 

 in Pha;nomena, Pound on the Satellites and dian.eter of Jupiter, and 

 in Section \'., on comets, he gives among his examples, 1 )r. Pound's 

 tables and observations. 



In this connection, we may here note two entries in Pound's 

 account book : — y <; j. 



1719. July 13. T.) a free .qifl it-'id. from Sir I. Ncwlou . 5J ro 



1720. April 28. To u q-ift leril. of Sir ]. Newtuii . 5: 10 o 



Newton was a wealthy man, known for his liberality in the cause 

 of science, and these gifts were probably made as an acknowledg- 

 ment of the valuable services rendered to him by \)r. Pound. 



To Dr. Pound is also due the cultivation of the extraordinary 

 skill and attainments of his nephew. 



In January, 1720, Dr. Pound was presented by Lord Chancellor 

 Parker (afterwards Earl of Macclesfield) to another lixing, the rectory 

 of Burstovv, in Surrey, then vacant by the death of Pdamsteed, tlic 

 first Astronomer-Royal ; but he still continued to reside in Wanstead, 

 workino" at his astronomical observations. 



