Edward Charles Pickering
American astronomer (1846–1919)
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- Born
- 1846
- Died
- 1919
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- 35
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- The north polar sequence
- Observations made at the Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory, Massachusetts, U.S.A., in the year 1887
- Detection of new nebulae by photography
- Observations made at the Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory, Massachusetts, U.S.A., in the year 1891
- Observations and investigations made at the Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory, Massachusetts, U.S.A., in the years 1899 and 1900, under the direction of A. Lawrence Rotch
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Edward Charles Pickering (July 19, 1846 – February 3, 1919) was an American astronomer and physicist and the older brother of William Henry Pickering. Along with Carl Vogel, Pickering discovered the first spectroscopic binary stars. He wrote Elements of Physical Manipulations (2 vol., 1873–76).
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1846 births1919 deathsAmerican astronomersAmerican astrophysicistsBoston Latin School alumniFellows of the American Academy of Arts and SciencesForeign members of the Royal SocietyHarvard University alumniHarvard University staffMembers of the American Philosophical SocietyMembers of the Royal Society of Sciences in UppsalaMembers of the United States National Academy of Sciences