Early Life and Career
Todd was son of grocer Griffith Todd and Mary Parker, was born at Islington, London, and was educated at Greenwich.
In December 1841 he entered the service of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, under Sir George Biddell Airy and in 1846 was one of the earliest observers of the planet Neptune. He was appointed assistant astronomer at the Cambridge Observatory in 1847, and in May 1854 was placed in charge of the galvanic department at Greenwich.
In February 1855, he accepted the positions of superintendent of telegraphs and government astronomer to South Australia.
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