William Henry Pickering

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astronomer human

William Henry Pickering was an American astronomer known for his discoveries of planetary satellites and contributions to lunar and planetary observation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomer ⓘ
human ⓘ
awardReceived Janssen Medal ⓘ
Lalande Prize ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1858-02-15 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1938-01-16 ⓘ
discovered Phoebe (moon of Saturn) ⓘ
surface form: Phoebe (moon)

Themis (disputed Jovian moon) ⓘ
educatedAt Harvard University ⓘ
employer Harvard College Observatory ⓘ
era 19th-century astronomy ⓘ
20th-century astronomy ⓘ
familyName Pickering ⓘ
fieldOfWork astronomy ⓘ
lunar observation ⓘ
planetary astronomy ⓘ
satellite discovery ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
givenName William ⓘ
hasAsteroidNamedAfter (784) Pickeringia ⓘ
hasLunarCraterNamedAfter Pickering (lunar crater) ⓘ
knownFor discoveries of planetary satellites ⓘ
early photographic studies of the Moon ⓘ
lunar and planetary observation ⓘ
observations of Mars and Martian canals ⓘ
memberOf American Academy of Arts and Sciences ⓘ
middleName Henry ⓘ
name William Henry Pickering self-link ⓘ
nativeLanguage English ⓘ
notableIdea hypotheses about changes on the Moon’s surface ⓘ
notableWork discovery of Saturn’s moon Phoebe ⓘ
occupation astronomer ⓘ
placeOfBirth Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
surface form: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
placeOfDeath Mandeville, Jamaica ⓘ
residence Jamaica ⓘ
Massachusetts ⓘ
surface form: Massachusetts, United States
sibling Edward Charles Pickering ⓘ
workLocation Arequipa Observatory, Peru ⓘ
Jamaica ⓘ

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Phoebe → discoveredBy → William Henry Pickering ⓘ
Pickering → hasNotableSurnameBearer → William Henry Pickering ⓘ
William Henry Pickering → name → William Henry Pickering self-link ⓘ
Saturn IX → discoveredBy → William Henry Pickering ⓘ
S/1899 S 1 → discoverer → William Henry Pickering ⓘ
Langley Medal → notableRecipient → William Henry Pickering ⓘ
this entity surface form: William H. Pickering