HIND, JOUN RussEm„ an English astronomer, was b. at Nottingham, May 12, 1823. At an early period he became an enthusiast in the study of astronomy, and in 1840 obtained, through the influence of prof. Wheatstone, a situation in the royal observatory at Greenwich, where he remained till June, 1844. Hind was then sent as one of the commission appointed to determine the exact longitude of Valentia, and on his return was appointed to a post in Mr. Bishop's observatory, Regent's park, London. Here he made those observations, the results of which have rendered his name renowned in the scientific world. He has calculated the-orbits and declination of more than 70 plaints and comets, noted 16 new movable stars, and 3 nebulte, and discovered 10 new planets, viz., Iris and Flora in 1817, Victoria in 1850, Irene in 1851, Melpomene, Fortuna, Calliope, and Thalia in 1852, Euterpe in 1853, and Urania in 1854. In 1851 Hind
obtained from the academy of sciences, Paris, tire Lilian& medal, and was elected a corresponding member. In 1852 he obtained the astronomical society of London's gold medal, and a pension of £200 a year from the British government. He also super intends the publication of the .Nautical Almanac. Hind's scientific papers have generally been published in the Transactions of the Astronomical Society, in the CeMptes &llus of Paris, and the Astronomische Nachrichten of Altona. Hind's popular works are—Recent Ormets and the Elements of their Orbits (published in the Aflioarum, Aug. 9, 1845); Astronomical Vocabulary (16mo, 1852); The Comets (12mo, 1852); The Solar System (8vo, 1852); Illustrated London Astronomy (8vo, 1853). Elements of Algebra (Lond. 1655); Descriptive Treatise on Comets (1857), etc.