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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instanceOf English astronomer
astronomer
human
awardReceived 1783 Copley Medal NERFINISHED
Copley Medal
Copley Medal of the Royal Society NERFINISHED
burialPlace Hunsingore NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath pneumonia
collaboratedWith Edward Pigott NERFINISHED
countryOfBirth Dutch Republic NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
countryOfDeath Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Warrington Academy NERFINISHED
era 18th century
ethnicGroup English
familyName Goodricke NERFINISHED
father Henry Goodricke NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork astronomy
observational astronomy
variable stars
givenName John NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
notableStudentOrProtégé none
notableWork study of the variable star Algol
placeOfBirth Groningen NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath York NERFINISHED
proposed eclipsing binary explanation for Algol
residence Netherlands NERFINISHED
York NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
significantEvent elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1786
studied Algol NERFINISHED
β Lyrae NERFINISHED
β Persei NERFINISHED
δ Cephei NERFINISHED
studiedAt home tutoring
workLocation York NERFINISHED

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Goodricke College namedAfter John Goodricke