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Pickering, William Henry
Pickering, William Henry
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Name
Pickering, William Henry
Date of birth
1858-02-15
Date of death
1938-01-17
Place of birth
Boston, MA
Place of death
Mandeville, Jamaica, West indies
Occupation
American astronomer; discovered Phoebe, one of the satellites of Saturn. Department of Physics: Assistant 1880-1883; Instructor 1883-1886.
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1858-1938
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