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xxxi., mentions "the exactness of Dr. Pound and his nephew, Mr.
Bradley." He thus rapidly attained eminence ; became justly
esteemed by men of science; and was elected Fellow of R.S., 6th
November, 1718. Entering into holy orders, 1719, he was ordained
priest in 1720, and but two days afterwards presented to the
Vicarage of Bridstow, Monmouth ; probably a sinecure.
Having already mentioned his appointment as Savilian Professor,
it may be well to give the exact dates. He was elected 31st
October, 1721, admitted to the office 18th December, and read his
inaugural lecture 26th April, 1722.
In Dr. Pound's account-book previously referred to, we find the
following entries in this connection :
From another part of the book we find that the four guineas
were supplied to give to the doorkeepers of the House of Lords on
the day of election.
When John Hadley, the inventor or improver of the sextant, had
solved the difficulty of perfecting mirrors for reflecting telescopes,
and gave an account of his methods to the Royal Society in 1723,
he presented them with one of his instruments, of Newtonian con-
struction, with a metal speculum of 6-inch aperture. This was sent
down to Dr. Pound to compare with the large Huygenian refractor,
and he reported "that though the focal length of the object-metal
was riot quite 51/4 feet, it bore an equal magnifying power (about 230
diameters), and represented an object as distinctly as the refractor,
though not altogether so clearly and bright." Bradley assisted him
in making this comparison, and subsequently set to work on the
grinding of metallic mirrors (specula).
Dr. Pound died on the 16th November, 1724, and his nephew
thus refers to his loss : "A relation to whom he was dear even more
than by the ties of blood." He was buried in the chancel of the
old church, in front of the communion rails. The flat stone and
inscription, now in the open, may yet be seen on the old church site.
The various communications he made to the Royal Society, inter
alia, "Astronomical observations made at Wanstead," "A rectifica-
tion of the motion of the five satellites of Saturn," "Observations of
the transit of the body and shade of Jupiter's fourth satellite over