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Edward Charles Pickering

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American astronomer (1846-1919)

United StatesScientistsLived 1846 to 1919 · aged 72
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Edward Charles Pickering 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.

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This portrait was painted in 1911 by Sarah Gooll Putnam and is now part of the Harvard Art Museum.[8]This portrait was painted in 1911 by Sarah Gooll Putnam and is now part of the Harvard Art Museum.[8]Pickering at the Fourth Conference International Union for Cooperation in Solar Research at Mount Wilson Observatory, 1910Pickering at the Fourth Conference International Union for Cooperation in Solar Research at Mount Wilson Observatory, 1910Pickering and the Harvard Computers, standing in front of Building C at the Harvard College Observatory, 13 May 1913Pickering and the Harvard Computers, standing in front of Building C at the Harvard College Observatory, 13 May 1913Pickering's Triangle. The filaments are also known as Williamina Fleming's Triangular Wisp[35]Pickering's Triangle. The filaments are also known as Williamina Fleming's Triangular Wisp[35]

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1908Prix Jules Janssen
1908Bruce Medal
1907Foreign Member of the Royal Society
1901Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
1891Rumford Prize
1888Henry Draper Medal
Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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Otto StruveAlso won Henry Draper MedalWillem de SitterAlso won Prix Jules JanssenErnst ÖpikAlso won Bruce MedalBruno RossiAlso won Rumford PrizeAllan SandageAlso won Bruce MedalGeorge WaldAlso won Rumford Prize

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United States
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Scientist
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deceased
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Lived 1846 to 1919 · aged 72
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