William Henry Pickering
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1858-02-15
- Died
- 1938-01-16
- Works
- 9
Top works
- Guide to the Mt. Washington Range
- Visual Observations of the Moon and Planets
- Photographic Atlas of the Moon
- Methods of Determining the Speed of Photographic Exposers
- Moon
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- VMD: Visual molecular dynamics
· 1996 · cited 61,508x
- Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure
· 1976 · cited 43,872x
- Comparison of simple potential functions for simulating liquid water
· 1983 · cited 38,978x
- QIIME allows analysis of high-throughput community sequencing data
· 2010 · cited 30,722x
- Preparation of Graphitic Oxide
· 1958 · cited 28,525x
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Key facts
- Born
- February 15, 1858, Boston, Massachusetts , US
- Died
- January 16, 1938 (1938-01-16) (aged 79), Mandeville, Jamaica
- Alma mater
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1897)
- Relatives
- Edward Charles Pickering (brother)
- Awards
- Lalande Prize (1905), Prix Jules Janssen (1909)
- Fields
- Astronomy
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Key dates
- Born
- 15 February 1858
- Died
- 16 January 1938
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Boston
- Place of death
- Mandeville
- Sibling
- Edward Charles Pickering
- Occupation
- astronomer
- Educated at
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Article
William Henry Pickering (February 15, 1858 – January 16, 1938) was an American astronomer. Pickering constructed and established several observatories or astronomical observation stations, notably including Percival Lowell's Flagstaff Observatory. He spent much of the later part of his life at his private observatory in Jamaica.
Early life