Edward Charles Pickering (July 19, 1846 – February 3, 1919) was an American astronomer and physicist, brother of William Henry Pickering. July 19 is the 200th day (201st in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 165 days remaining. ... 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... February 3 is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... An astronomer or astrophysicist is a scientist whose area of research is astronomy or astrophysics. ... A physicist is a scientist trained in physics. ... William Henry Pickering (February 15, 1858 – January 17, 1938) was an American astronomer, brother of Edward Charles Pickering. ...

Along with Carl Vogel, Pickering discovered the first spectroscopic binary stars. He wrote Elements of Physical Manipulations (2 vol., 1873–76). Hermann Carl Vogel (April 3, 1841 – August 13, 1907) was a German astronomer. ... A spectroscopic binary star is a binary star which cannot be resolved as a visual binary, even with telescopes of the highest existing resolving power. ...

Pickering attended Boston Latin School, and received his B.S. from Harvard in 1865. Later, he served as director of Harvard College Observatory, where he made great leaps forward in the gathering of stellar spectra through the use of photography. At Harvard, he recruited many women to work for him, including Annie Jump Cannon, Henrietta Swan Leavitt, and Antonia Maury. These women, who came to be known as "Pickering's Harem" by the scientific community, made several important discoveries at HCO. Motto Sumus Primi Founded April 23, 1635 Head Master Ms. ... Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and a member of the Ivy League. ... Harvard College Observatory, about 1900. ... Annie Jump Cannon ( December 11, 1863 – April 13, 1941) was a US astronomer whose cataloguing work was instrumental in the development of contemporary stellar classification. ... Henrietta Leavitt Henrietta Swan Leavitt (July 4, 1868 – December 12, 1921) was an American astronomer, as well as being deaf[1] and a Christian. ... Antonia Caetana De Paiva Pereira Maury (March 21, 1866 - January 8, 1952) was an American astronomer. ...

In 1911 he co-founded the American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO) with William T. Olcott. 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... The American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO) is an organization that collects observations of variable stars by amateur astronomers and uses them to establish light curves for each stars variation in brightness over time. ... William Tyler Olcott (1873–1936) was an American lawyer and amateur astronomer. ...

Honors

Awards

• Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1886 and 1901)
• Henry Draper Medal (1888)
• Bruce Medal (1908)

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• Pickering crater on the Moon
• Crater on Mars
• Asteroid 784 Pickeringia

(all jointly named after him and his brother William Henry Pickering) Pickering is a small lunar impact crater located to the northeast of the worn Hipparchus walled-plain in the central region of the Moon. ... Crust composition Oxygen 43% Silicon 21% Aluminium 10% Calcium 9% Iron 9% Magnesium 5% Titanium 2% Nickel 0. ... This article is about impact craters, also known as meteor craters. ... Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun in the solar system, named after the Roman god of war (the counterpart of the Greek Ares), on account of its blood red color as viewed in the night sky. ... An asteroid is a small, solid object in our Solar System, orbiting the Sun. ... 784 Pickeringia 784 Pickeringia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. ... William Henry Pickering (February 15, 1858 – January 17, 1938) was an American astronomer, brother of Edward Charles Pickering. ...

External links

• Works by Edward Charles Pickering at Project Gutenberg

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Obituaries

• AN 208 (1919) 133/134 (in German)
• JRASC 13 (1919) 160
• MNRAS 80 (1920) 360
• PASP 31 (1919) 73