Edward Charles Pickering
American astronomer
Died aged 72CancerUnited States
Biography
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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Career highlights
Employers / organisations
- Harvard University
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Family
- Siblings
- William Henry Pickering
Awards & honours (8)
- Prix Jules Janssen
- Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order
- Henry Draper Medal
- Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
- Bruce Medal
- Rumford Prize
- Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Foreign Member of the Royal Society
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