▁between ▁the ▁years ▁ 1 8 5 6 ▁and ▁ 1 8 6 2 , ▁and ▁investig ated , ▁ 1 8 6 8 – 1 8 8 3 , ▁the ▁dis charge ▁of ▁electric ity ▁through ▁g ases ▁by ▁means ▁of ▁a ▁battery ▁of ▁ 1 4 , 6 0 0 ▁ch lor ide ▁of ▁silver ▁cells . ▁He ▁was ▁twice ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Chem ical ▁Society , ▁and ▁also ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Astronom ical ▁Society ▁( 1 8 6 4 – 1 8 6 6 ) ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁received ▁the ▁gold ▁medal ▁of ▁the ▁latter ▁society . ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 8 5 0 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁a ▁Fellow ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Society ▁and ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁their ▁Baker ian ▁L ect ure ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁was ▁awarded ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁their ▁Royal ▁Medal ▁" for ▁his ▁observations ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 8 6 0 ▁total ▁eclipse ▁of ▁the ▁sun ▁and ▁his ▁improvements ▁in ▁astronom ical ▁phot ography ." ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁London ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 . ▁He ▁had ▁married ▁Georg iana , ▁the ▁third ▁daughter ▁of ▁Thomas ▁Bow les ▁of ▁Gu ern sey ; ▁they ▁had ▁four ▁sons ▁and ▁one ▁daughter . ▁ ▁Hon ours ▁and ▁awards ▁Award ed ▁the ▁Gold ▁Medal ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Astronom ical ▁Society ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 2 . ▁Award ed ▁the ▁Royal ▁Medal ▁from ▁the ▁Royal ▁Society ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 4 . ▁Award ed ▁the ▁L