Edward Charles Pickering

Edward Charles Pickering
Pickering in the 1880s
Born(1846-07-19)July 19, 1846
DiedFebruary 3, 1919(1919-02-03) (aged 72)
Resting placeMount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma materHarvard University
Known forspectroscopic binary stars
AwardsMember of the National Academy of Sciences (1873)
Henry Draper Medal (1888)
Valz Prize (1888)
Bruce Medal (1908)
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1886 and 1901)
Scientific career
FieldsAstronomy

Edward Charles Pickering (July 19, 1846 – February 3, 1919) was an American astronomer and physicist[1] and the older brother of William Henry Pickering. Along with Carl Vogel, Pickering discovered the first spectroscopic binary stars. He wrote Elements of Physical Manipulations (2 vol., 1873–76).[2]

  1. ^ "PICKERING, Edward Charles". The International Who's Who in the World. 1912. p. 856.
  2. ^ "Review of Elements of Physical Manipulation". The North American Review. 118 (242): 182–185. 1874. ISSN 0029-2397. JSTOR 25109794.