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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Astronomer
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:Harvard_College_Observatory
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Royal_Astronomical_Society_Gold_Medal
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gptkbp:born
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February 15, 1858
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gptkbp:child
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gptkb:William_Pickering_Jr.
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gptkbp:contribution
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Spectroscopy
Celestial mechanics
Astrophotography
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gptkbp:died
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March 15, 1938
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology
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gptkbp:established
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gptkb:Phobos
Deimos
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gptkbp:fellow
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gptkb:American_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science
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gptkbp:field
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Astronomy
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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:influence
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Modern astronomy
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Clyde_Tombaugh
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:William_Huggins
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gptkbp:inventor
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Spectrograph
Photographic plate for astronomy
Astrophotographic_telescope
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gptkbp:knownFor
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Discovering_moons_of_Mars
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gptkbp:legacy
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Pickering's_role_in_the_development_of_astrophysics
Pickering's_classification_of_stars
Pickering's_contributions_to_planetary_science
Pickering's_impact_on_observational_techniques
Pickering's_influence_on_space_exploration
Pickering's_law
Pickering's_method_of_photographic_mapping
Pickering's_observations_of_Mars
Pickering's_work_on_lunar_photography
Pickering's_contributions_to_the_study_of_variable_stars
Pickering's_role_in_the_establishment_of_astronomical_observatories
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gptkbp:members
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gptkb:American_Philosophical_Society
gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
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gptkbp:nationality
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American
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:Harlow_Shapley
gptkb:Edward_Charles_Pickering
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gptkbp:notableWork
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Photographic Atlas of the Moon
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gptkbp:researchFocus
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Planetary astronomy
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:Cambridge,_Massachusetts
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gptkbp:spouse
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Margaret_Pickering
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