Edward Charles Pickering was an American astronomer and physicist and the older brother of William Henry Pickering. Along with Carl Vogel, Pickering discovered the first spectroscopic binary stars. He wrote Elements of Physical Manipulations. Wikipedia
Born: July 19, 1846, Boston, MA
Died: February 3, 1919 (age 72 years), Cambridge, MA
Known for: spectroscopic binary stars
Awards: Member of the National Academy of Sciences (1873), Henry Draper Medal (1888), Valz Prize (1888), and more
Siblings: William Henry Pickering