Pickering,
Edward Charles 1846-1919; U.S. astronomer & physicist
Pickering,
William Henry 1858-1938; U.S. astronomer: brother of Edward
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(pĭkˈər-ĭng), Edward Charles 1846-1919.
American astronomer noted for his work on stellar photometry. His brother William Henry Pickering (1858-1938) discovered Phoebe, the ninth moon of Saturn (1899), and predicted the existence of Pluto (1919).