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William Henry Pickering

Astronomy

William Henry Pickering was an American astronomer. He constructed and established several observatories and astronomical observation stations, notably including Percival Lowell's Flagstaff Observatory, and he spent much of the later part of his life at his own private observatory in Jamaica.

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Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account
1858-02-15 1
Death DateSourced to the subject's own account
1938-01-16 1
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1. William Henry Pickering (Wikipedia)
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  • Lead section (Wikipedia REST summary extract)
    William Henry Pickering was an American astronomer. Pickering constructed and established several observatories or astronomical observation stations, notably including Percival Lowell's Flagstaff Observatory.
  • Infobox, Born
    February 15, 1858
  • Infobox, Died
    January 16, 1938
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