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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.
William Henry Pickering (1858-1935), astrónomo estadounidense, hermano menor del también astrónomo Edward Charles Pickering (1846-1919).
19 de jul. de 1998 · William Henry Pickering (born Feb. 15, 1858, Boston—died Jan. 17, 1938, Mandeville, Jam.) was a U.S. astronomer who discovered Phoebe, the ninth satellite of Saturn. In 1891 Pickering joined his brother Edward in establishing the Boyden station of the Harvard Observatory at Arequipa, Peru.
Dr. Pickering was Director of JPL longer than any other man to hold that position. He led JPL through many challenges, including the failure of several Ranger spacecraft. Under his leadership, JPL also had many successes: Explorer, Pioneer, Mariner, Rangers 7-9, Surveyor, and Viking.
William Henry Pickering (15 de febrero de 1858 – 16 de enero de 1938) fue un astrónomo estadounidense. Pickering construyó y estableció varios observatorios o estaciones de observación astronómica, entre los que destaca el Observatorio Flagstaff de Percival Lowell.
26 de abr. de 2007 · William Pickering was behind some of the finest moments in the early exploration of the Solar System, from the first US satellite to orbit Earth to missions to the Moon, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and beyond.
23 de may. de 2018 · PICKERING, WILLIAM HENRY (b Boston. Massachusetts, 15 February 1858; d Mandeville, Jamaica, 16 January 1938) astronomy. The younger brother of the astronomer E. C. Pickering, William graduated from massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1879. He taught there for a time and was appointed an assistant professor at Harvard observatory ...
