was an heiress and his new-found wealth enabled him to give up surgery and concentrate on astronomy. Works South and John Herschel jointly produced a catalogue of 380 double stars in 1824, reobserving many of the double stars that had been discovered by William Herschel. South then continued and observed another 458 double stars over the following year. Recognition Craters on Mars and the Moon are named in his honour. References London Metropolitan Archives Reference Number: P92/SAV/3009 National Portrait Gallery portrait Wikisource copy of a notice from 1823 concerning the star catalogue, published in Astronomische Nachrichten MNRAS 28 (1868) 69 Further reading History of Cauchoix objectives The South Telescope of Dunsink Observatory, Authors: Wayman, P. A., Journal: Irish Astronomical Journal, vol. 8(8), p. 274 Internet Archive 2010 Kensington Observatory (Campden Hill) (Google Books 2010) Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 28, By Royal Astronomical Society: Sir James South, Page 69-72 External links The auction of instruments at Observatory House, Campden Hill - 19th Century 1785 births 1867 deaths Burials at Highgate Cemetery 19th-century British astronomers Fellows of the Royal Society Recipients of the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society Recipients of the Copley Medal Presidents of the Royal Astronomical Society Recipients of the Lalande Prize