Pickering, William H. (William Henry), 1858-
Person
Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:
Determinations of parallax by photographic means, 1882-03-30/1886-03-26 Digital
FOUND IN:
Wolbach Archives, Wolbach Library, Harvard University
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Collection:
Harvard College Observatory observations, logs, instrument readings, and calculations
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Series:
Variable Stars, Meridian Circle Work, and The Beginning of the Pickering Administration
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File:
Miscellaneous
Item — Box 47Identifier: KG11365-6, phaedra1154
Scope and Contents:
This series contains astronomical observations, data calculations, and administrative notes from the beginning of Edward Pickering’s tenure as Director of the Harvard College Observatory with the bulk of the materials dating from 1870 to 1905. The notebooks in this series feature early efforts in variable star analysis and meridian circle work, including HCO efforts to contribute zone measurements to contemporary revisions of the Bonn Durchmusterung. Additional records in this series...
Eclipse notebook, 1888-05-30/1900-07-26 Digital
FOUND IN:
Wolbach Archives, Wolbach Library, Harvard University
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Collection:
Harvard College Observatory observations, logs, instrument readings, and calculations
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Series:
Variable Stars, Meridian Circle Work, and The Beginning of the Pickering Administration
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File:
Miscellaneous
Item — Box 47Identifier: KG11365-6, phaedra1153
Scope and Contents:
Contains information on the preparations and expeditions to see the 1888 and 1900 total solar eclipses
Eyepiece measurements, 1877/1878 Digital
FOUND IN:
Wolbach Archives, Wolbach Library, Harvard University
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Collection:
Harvard College Observatory observations, logs, instrument readings, and calculations
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Series:
Variable Stars, Meridian Circle Work, and The Beginning of the Pickering Administration
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Sub-Series:
Telescopes
Item — Box 47Identifier: KG11365-6, phaedra1151
Scope and Contents:
This series contains astronomical observations, data calculations, and administrative notes from the beginning of Edward Pickering’s tenure as Director of the Harvard College Observatory with the bulk of the materials dating from 1870 to 1905. The notebooks in this series feature early efforts in variable star analysis and meridian circle work, including HCO efforts to contribute zone measurements to contemporary revisions of the Bonn Durchmusterung. Additional records in this series...
[Observations] c 1878, 1878-05/1878-06 Digital
FOUND IN:
Wolbach Archives, Wolbach Library, Harvard University
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Collection:
Harvard College Observatory observations, logs, instrument readings, and calculations
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Series:
Variable Stars, Meridian Circle Work, and The Beginning of the Pickering Administration
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Sub-Series:
Early Variable Star Work
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File:
[Observations]
Item — Box 13Identifier: KG11365-6, phaedra0475
Scope and Contents:
Book contains record of observations of the transit of Mercury, May 6, 1878.
Papers of William Henry Pickering
FOUND IN:
Harvard University Archives
Collection Identifier: HUG 1691
Overview:
William Henry Pickering (1858-1938) was an American astronomer. He was an enthusiastic explorer, charged with expeditions to view solar eclipses and with establishing observatories for Harvard University in Peru, Arizona, and Jamaica. The collection contains a mix of personal, family, and astronomical materials including letters, notes, data, drawings, and photographs.
Preparations for observing total eclipse, 1886-04-14 Digital
FOUND IN:
Wolbach Archives, Wolbach Library, Harvard University
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Collection:
Harvard College Observatory observations, logs, instrument readings, and calculations
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Series:
Variable Stars, Meridian Circle Work, and The Beginning of the Pickering Administration
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File:
Miscellaneous
Item — Box 47Identifier: KG11365-6, phaedra1155
Scope and Contents:
This series contains astronomical observations, data calculations, and administrative notes from the beginning of Edward Pickering’s tenure as Director of the Harvard College Observatory with the bulk of the materials dating from 1870 to 1905. The notebooks in this series feature early efforts in variable star analysis and meridian circle work, including HCO efforts to contribute zone measurements to contemporary revisions of the Bonn Durchmusterung. Additional records in this series...
Variable Star Observations, Reduction of Photometric Observations, 1899 Digital
FOUND IN:
Wolbach Archives, Wolbach Library, Harvard University
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Collection:
Harvard College Observatory observations, logs, instrument readings, and calculations
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Series:
Variable Stars, Meridian Circle Work, and The Beginning of the Pickering Administration
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Sub-Series:
Early Variable Star Work
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File:
Variable Star Observations, Reduction of Photometric Observations
Item — Box 58Identifier: KG11365-6, phaedra1365
Scope and Contents:
This series contains astronomical observations, data calculations, and administrative notes from the beginning of Edward Pickering’s tenure as Director of the Harvard College Observatory with the bulk of the materials dating from 1870 to 1905. The notebooks in this series feature early efforts in variable star analysis and meridian circle work, including HCO efforts to contribute zone measurements to contemporary revisions of the Bonn Durchmusterung. Additional records in this series...
Various essays, 1878/1883 Digital
FOUND IN:
Wolbach Archives, Wolbach Library, Harvard University
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Collection:
Harvard College Observatory observations, logs, instrument readings, and calculations
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Series:
Variable Stars, Meridian Circle Work, and The Beginning of the Pickering Administration
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File:
Miscellaneous
Item — Box 47Identifier: KG11365-6, phaedra1156
Scope and Contents:
Includes summary of inventions
Various essays, 1877 Digital
FOUND IN:
Wolbach Archives, Wolbach Library, Harvard University
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Collection:
Harvard College Observatory observations, logs, instrument readings, and calculations
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Series:
Variable Stars, Meridian Circle Work, and The Beginning of the Pickering Administration
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File:
Miscellaneous
Item — Box 47Identifier: KG11365-6, phaedra1157
Scope and Contents:
Contains accounts of Comet of 1858 and Solar Eclipse of 1878, as well as invention notes and philosophical essays