GEORGE PEACOCK, D.D. V.P.R.S. F.G.S. F.R.A.S.

DEAN OF ELY, FELLOW OF THE CAMBRIDGE PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY, &c.
MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY OF PHILADELPHIA,
PRESIDENT OF THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE,
LOWNDES'S PROFESSOR OF ASTRONOMY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE,

AND LATE FELLOW AND TUTOR OF TRINITY COLLEGE.