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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:person
astronomer
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gptkbp:almaMater
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gptkb:Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology
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gptkbp:author
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gptkb:The_Future_of_the_Earth
gptkb:The_Place_in_the_Solar_System_of_Interstellar_Matter
The Moon: A Summary of the Existing Knowledge of Our Satellite
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gptkbp:awardReceived
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gptkb:Jackson-Gwilt_Medal
gptkb:Lalande_Prize
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1858-02-15
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts,_United_States
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1938-01-17
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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gptkb:Mandeville,_Jamaica
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gptkbp:discoveredBy
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gptkb:Phoebe_(moon)
gptkb:Themis_(disputed_moon)
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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
planetary science
lunar studies
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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William Henry Pickering
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gptkbp:knownFor
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Pickering crater on Mars named after him
discovery of Phoebe (moon of Saturn)
discovery of Themis (disputed moon of Saturn)
lunar crater Pickering named after him
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gptkbp:memberOf
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gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:Royal_Astronomical_Society
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:American
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gptkbp:occupation
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astronomer
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:Jamaica
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:sibling
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gptkb:Edward_Charles_Pickering
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Phoebe
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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