29.20 Astronomy in God's Own Country - John Goodricke & Edward Pigott
Dec 24, 2022 ·
14m 26s
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These are adopted Yorkshire astronomers. When I was Curator of Astronomy at the Yorkshire Museum in York I christened John Goodricke and Edward Pigott as the 'Fathers of Variable Star...
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These are adopted Yorkshire astronomers.
When I was Curator of Astronomy at the Yorkshire Museum in York I christened John Goodricke and Edward Pigott as the 'Fathers of Variable Star Astronomy' because of the work they did.
John Goodricke was deaf and Edward Pigott dressed like a 'dandy' but in just 5 years between 1781-1786 they changed the face of astronomy by explainimng what variable stars are, discovering new ones and even Pigott even discovered a comet from York. Their discoveries and ideas were 100s of years ahead of their time.
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When I was Curator of Astronomy at the Yorkshire Museum in York I christened John Goodricke and Edward Pigott as the 'Fathers of Variable Star Astronomy' because of the work they did.
John Goodricke was deaf and Edward Pigott dressed like a 'dandy' but in just 5 years between 1781-1786 they changed the face of astronomy by explainimng what variable stars are, discovering new ones and even Pigott even discovered a comet from York. Their discoveries and ideas were 100s of years ahead of their time.
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