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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:person
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gptkbp:almaMater
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gptkb:Harvard_University
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gptkbp:awardReceived
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gptkb:Bruce_Medal
gptkb:Gold_Medal_of_the_Royal_Astronomical_Society
gptkb:Henry_Draper_Medal
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1846-07-19
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts,_United_States
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gptkbp:contribution
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photographic photometry
development of stellar classification
discovery of spectroscopic binary stars
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1919-02-03
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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gptkb:Cambridge,_Massachusetts,_United_States
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Harvard_University
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gptkbp:employer
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gptkb:Harvard_College_Observatory
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gptkbp:fieldOfWork
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gptkb:astronomy
physics
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gptkbp:fullName
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gptkb:Edward_Charles_Pickering
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Edward Pickering
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gptkbp:knownFor
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gptkb:Harvard_College_Observatory
gptkb:Henry_Draper_Catalogue
gptkb:Pickering's_Harem
stellar photometry
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gptkbp:memberOf
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gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:Royal_Astronomical_Society
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:American
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gptkbp:notableStudent
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gptkb:Cecilia_Payne-Gaposchkin
gptkb:Antonia_Maury
gptkb:Williamina_Fleming
gptkb:Annie_Jump_Cannon
gptkb:Henrietta_Swan_Leavitt
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:physicist
astronomer
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gptkbp:positionHeld
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Director of Harvard College Observatory
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gptkbp:restingPlace
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gptkb:Mount_Auburn_Cemetery
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gptkbp:sibling
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gptkb:William_Henry_Pickering
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Lizzie_Wadsworth_Sparks
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gptkbp:termEnd
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1919
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gptkbp:termStart
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1877
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Appalachian_Club
gptkb:Astrometry
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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