Edward Pickering

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Henry_Draper
gptkbp:award gptkb:Royal_Astronomical_Society_Gold_Medal
gptkbp:birth_date 1846-07-19
gptkbp:child gptkb:William_Pickering
gptkbp:contribution gptkb:dark_matter
gptkb:interstellar_medium
gptkb:gravitational_waves
gptkb:cosmology
data analysis
celestial mechanics
stellar classification
high-energy astrophysics
photometry
variable stars
exoplanets
observational techniques
stellar dynamics
stellar evolution
theoretical astrophysics
star formation
cosmic microwave background
astrophysical phenomena
solar physics
spectral classification
light curves
nuclear astrophysics
computational astrophysics
galactic structure
photographic techniques
star catalogs
stellar spectra
astronomical photography
gptkbp:death_date 1919-02-03
gptkbp:field gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:field_of_study astrophysics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Edward Pickering
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Williamina_Fleming
gptkb:Cecilia_Payne-Gaposchkin
gptkb:Annie_Jump_Cannon
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:William_Henry_Pickering
gptkbp:is_organized_by gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Harvard_College_Observatory
Harvard Classification Scheme
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Photographic_Atlas_of_Selected_Regions_of_the_Milky_Way
gptkbp:position director of Harvard College Observatory
gptkbp:research_focus gptkb:spectroscopy
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Cambridge,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:spouse Margaret Pickering
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Henrietta_Leavitt
gptkb:Draper,_Henry
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6