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William Henry Pickering

1858 - 1938

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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 led solar eclipse expeditions and studied craters on the Moon, and hypothesized that changes in the appearance of the crater Eratosthenes were due to "lunar insects". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Henry Pickering has received more than 83,228 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia. William Henry Pickering is the 184th most popular astronomer (down from 178th in 2019), the 2,576th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,763rd in 2019) and the 32nd most popular American Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, William Henry Pickering ranks 184 out of 644. Before him are Maria Cunitz, Margaret Burbidge, Jacobus Kapteyn, Lyudmila Chernykh, Jean Chacornac, and Seleucus of Seleucia. After him are N. R. Pogson, Johann Hieronymus Schröter, Henri Debehogne, Edward L. G. Bowell, Andrew Graham, and Robert Grant Aitken.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1858, William Henry Pickering ranks 58. Before him are Caran d'Ache, Roland Bonaparte, Ethel Smyth, Pandita Ramabai, John L. Sullivan, and Joséphin Péladan. After him are Gustaf Kossinna, Ye Wanyong, Maximilien Luce, Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, Archibald Gracie IV, and Jenő Hubay. Among people deceased in 1938, William Henry Pickering ranks 84. Before him are David Riazanov, Bernd Rosemeyer, Sholem Schwarzbard, Nikolai Krylenko, Christen C. Raunkiær, and Max Factor. After him are Florence Lawrence, Gillis Grafström, George Mountbatten, 2nd Marquess of Milford Haven, Edwin Hall, Ante Trumbić, and Octavian Goga.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Henry Pickering ranks 2,576 out of 20,380. Before him are Jean Kennedy Smith (1928), Peter Gallagher (1955), Chris Noth (1954), Christina Applegate (1971), Tom Wolfe (1930), and Edward Weston (1886). After him are Sal Mineo (1939), Terry Crews (1968), Charles Napier (1936), Bonnie Bedelia (1948), Kelly Bishop (1944), and Wally Schirra (1923).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In United States

Among astronomers born in United States, William Henry Pickering ranks 32. Before him are Carolyn S. Shoemaker (1929), Andrea M. Ghez (1965), George Phillips Bond (1825), Harlow Shapley (1885), Michael H. Hart (1932), and J. Allen Hynek (1910). After him are Robert Grant Aitken (1864), Eleanor F. Helin (1932), Seth Barnes Nicholson (1891), Milton L. Humason (1891), Francis Preserved Leavenworth (1858), and George William Hill (1838).

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