Pickering

[pik-er-ing, pik-ring]

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

Pickering

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noun

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

Pickering

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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Now motorists in Scarborough, who say they are routinely paying more than those in nearby Whitby, Malton and Pickering, have backed calls for retailers in the town to bring their prices in line with the rest of the county.

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"I work all around, in Malton, Driffield and Pickering, and it's at least 10p dearer in Scarborough than all of those places," the My Four Wheels driving instructor says.

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In 2021, Tom Cruise surprised locals of Pickering when he touched down in a helicopter to shoot scenes for Mission: Impossible at a heritage railway.

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Such a proposal would have, in theory, barred the DNC from paying $1.2 million to GSG during the 2023-2024 election cycle even as the firm continued to represent union-hostile companies like Google, or paying nearly $12 million to Wilmer Cutter Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, a law firm that advertises "union avoidance strategies," during the same period, according to Federal Election Commission filings.

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Joan Pickering lost her husband, who was a former miner, 10 years ago and says her trips to Lynwood still feel "like coming home".

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