Pickering

American  

[pik-er-ing, pik-ring] / ˈpɪk ər ɪŋ, ˈpɪk rɪŋ /

noun

1. Edward Charles, 1846–1919, and his brother, William Henry, 1858–1938, U.S. astronomers.

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Pickering British  

/ ˈpɪkərɪŋ /

noun

1. Edward Charles. 1846–1919, US astronomer, who invented the meridian photometer

2. his brother, William Henry. 1858–1938, US astronomer, who discovered Phoebe, the ninth satellite of Saturn, and predicted (1919) the existence and position of Pluto

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Pickering Scientific  

/ pĭk′ər-ĭng /

1. American astronomer who made many innovations in the equipment used to observe and measure the distance of stars. In 1884 he published the first catalog of stellar magnitudes. His brother William Henry Pickering (1858–1938) discovered Phoebe, the ninth moon of Saturn (1899), and predicted the existence of Pluto (1919).

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Example Sentences

“U.S. shale maturity is a real phenomenon,” Dan Pickering, chief investment officer at Pickering Energy Partners, told Barron’s.

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Pickering said higher oil prices means oil companies will have more funds to deploy on exploration.

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“The world spent 20 years consolidating and being super focused in fewer areas,” Pickering said.

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“U.S. shale maturity is a real phenomenon,” Dan Pickering, chief investment officer at Pickering Energy Partners, told Barron’s.

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Pickering said higher oil prices means oil companies will have more funds to deploy on exploration.

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