Edward Charles Pickering

GPTKB entity

Statements (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Royal_Astronomical_Society_Gold_Medal
gptkbp:birth_date 1846-07-19
gptkbp:child gptkb:William_Pickering
gptkbp:death_date 1919-02-03
gptkbp:field gptkb:astronomy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Edward Charles Pickering
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Henrietta_Swan_Leavitt
gptkb:Cecilia_Payne-Gaposchkin
gptkb:Annie_Jump_Cannon
gptkbp:invention Harvard Classification Scheme
photographic plate method
variable star catalog
gptkbp:involvement gptkb:American_Philosophical_Society
gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:American_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science
gptkb:American_Astronomical_Society
gptkb:American_Geophysical_Union
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:American_Physical_Society
gptkb:Society_of_Arts
gptkb:Royal_Astronomical_Society
gptkb:Astronomical_Society_of_the_Pacific
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Harvard_College_Observatory
stellar classification
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notable_students gptkb:Henrietta_Swan_Leavitt
gptkb:Cecilia_Payne-Gaposchkin
gptkb:Annie_Jump_Cannon
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Physicist
gptkbp:research_focus gptkb:spectroscopy
photometry
variable stars
star classification
gptkbp:spouse Mary Pickering
gptkbp:work_location gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:Harvard_College_Observatory
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Harvard_College_Observatory
gptkb:Henrietta_Swan_Leavitt
gptkb:The_Harvard_College_Observatory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5