Edward Charles Pickering
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Edward Charles Pickering (July 19, 1846 – February 3, 1919) was an American astronomer and physicist[1] 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).[2]
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Edward Charles Pickering | |
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Born | (1846-07-19)July 19, 1846 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died | February 3, 1919(1919-02-03) (aged 72) Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Resting place | Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Alma mater | Harvard University |
Known for | spectroscopic binary stars |
Awards | Member of the National Academy of Sciences (1873) Henry Draper Medal (1888) Valz Prize (1888) Bruce Medal (1908) Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1886 and 1901) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Astronomy |
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