John Goodricke

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John Goodricke was an 18th-century English astronomer best known for his pioneering work on variable stars, particularly his study of Algol.

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John Goodricke canonical 2

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instanceOf English astronomer ⓘ
astronomer ⓘ
human ⓘ
awardReceived 1783 Copley Medal ⓘ
linked to: Copley Medal

Copley Medal ⓘ
Copley Medal of the Royal Society ⓘ
linked to: Copley Medal
burialPlace Hunsingore ⓘ
causeOfDeath pneumonia ⓘ
collaboratedWith Edward Pigott ⓘ
countryOfBirth Dutch Republic ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
countryOfDeath Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1764-09-17 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1786-04-20 ⓘ
discovered period of Algol’s variability ⓘ
variability of β Lyrae ⓘ
variability of δ Cephei ⓘ
educatedAt Bury St Edmunds grammar school ⓘ
Warrington Academy ⓘ
era 18th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup English ⓘ
familyName Goodricke ⓘ
father Henry Goodricke ⓘ
fieldOfWork astronomy ⓘ
observational astronomy ⓘ
variable stars ⓘ
givenName John ⓘ
hasDisability deafness ⓘ
hasOccupation astronomer ⓘ
knownFor first accurate period determination of Algol ⓘ
hypothesis that Algol’s variability is due to eclipses in a binary system ⓘ
pioneering work on variable stars ⓘ
languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned English ⓘ
memberOf Royal Society ⓘ
mother Levina Sessford ⓘ
notableStudentOrProtégé none ⓘ
notableWork study of the variable star Algol ⓘ
placeOfBirth Groningen ⓘ
placeOfDeath York ⓘ
proposed eclipsing binary explanation for Algol ⓘ
residence Netherlands ⓘ
York ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
significantEvent elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1786 ⓘ
studied Algol ⓘ
β Lyrae ⓘ
β Persei ⓘ
linked to: Beta Persei

δ Cephei ⓘ
studiedAt home tutoring ⓘ
workLocation York ⓘ

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