Word: professor
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...funeral of Professor Pickering will be held at the Appleton Chapel at 1 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. His life-long friend and fellow-astronomer, the Reverend Joel H. Metcalf, of Winchester, will conduct the services...
...Professor S. I. Bailey, A.M. '88, Phillips Professor of Astronomy who for thirty-two years has been associated with Professor Pickering in an interview with a CRIMSON reporter, said that many messages of condolence had been received from distinguished scientists, and he also stated his appreciation of Professor Pickering and his work...
...unexpected announcement of Professor Edward C. Pickering's death," said Professor Bailey, "brought instant response. Campbell, Director of the Lick Observatory, telegraphed, 'A great, unselfish man has gone. Our flag is at half-mast,' Hale, Director of the Solar Observatory, Mt. Wilson, 'Am greatly shocked and grieved, and hasten to send sincere sympathy.' Klotz, Director of the Dominion Observatory, Ottawa. 'The world has lost one of its great astronomical lights, and deans of science.' Plaskett, Director of the new Canadian Observatory, at Victoria, 'The news came to Mrs. Plaskett and me as a great shock and deep personal loss...
...These messages tell the story of the deep regard in which the scientific world held Professor Pickering. He was reckoned among the giants, but also he was possessed of the rare traits of courtesy, gentleness, kindness, and patience. Peristent to a marked degree, when convinced that he was right, he never failed to listen with careful attention to the views of others. Inspired with unbounded faith and enthusiasm in the work he was doing, he was always ready to change instantly any plan or belief, if convinced of its error. He was optimistic, trustful, and appreciative, of boundless energy...
...stars shone with their usual brilliancy last night, but he who had made it his life work to learn the meaning of their varying light was not watching. Rather after spending long years in trying to unfathom the mysteries of the heavens, Professor Edward C. Pickering beheld the skies in their elemental simplicity. Harvard mourns the loss of this great man. The wide recognition which he had obtained indicates the debt the University owes...