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William Henry Pickering
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American astronomer (1858–1938)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 9
Top works
- Guide to the Mt. Washington Range
- Visual Observations of the Moon and Planets
- Photographic Atlas of the Moon
- Methods of Determining the Speed of Photographic Exposers
- Moon
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- Works
- 354
- Cited by
- 481
Research areas
Most cited works
- The Mechanism of Cosmic-Ray Counter Action1934 · 42 cit
- THE ORIGIN OF THE LUNAR FORMATIONS1920 · 33 cit
- A Hypothesis as to the Origin of Cosmic Rays and Its Experimental Testing in India and Elsewhere1942 · 32 cit
- Modified High Speed Geiger Counter Circuit1938 · 31 cit
- Results of a High Altitude Cosmic-Ray Survey Near the Magnetic Equator1942 · 28 cit
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- VMD: Visual molecular dynamics
· 1996 · cited 62,873x
- Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure
· 1976 · cited 44,811x
- Comparison of simple potential functions for simulating liquid water
· 1983 · cited 39,511x
- QIIME allows analysis of high-throughput community sequencing data
· 2010 · cited 30,940x
- Preparation of Graphitic Oxide
· 1958 · cited 28,681x
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Key facts
- Born
- February 15, 1858, Boston, Massachusetts , US
- Died
- January 16, 1938 (1938-01-16) (aged 79), Mandeville, Jamaica
- Alma mater
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1897)
- Relatives
- Edward Charles Pickering (brother)
- Awards
- Lalande Prize (1905), Prix Jules Janssen (1909)
- Fields
- Astronomy
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Encyclopedic overview
William Henry Pickering (February 15, 1858 – January 16, 1938) was an American astronomer. Pickering constructed and established several observatories or astronomical observation stations, notably including Percival Lowell's Flagstaff Observatory. He spent much of the later part of his life at his private observatory in Jamaica.
Early life
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