John Goodricke and Edward Piggot The Fathers of Variable Star Astronomy
Apr 1, 2021 ·
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To think that Yorkshire or to be more precise the city of York would become the centre of the astronomical world might seem a bit fanciful, but that is exactly...
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To think that Yorkshire or to be more precise the city of York would become the centre of the astronomical world might seem a bit fanciful, but that is exactly what happened for five brief years in the 1780s.
The two astronomers John Goodricke 1764-1786 and Edward Pigott 1753-1825 became what I called the ‘Fathers of Variable Star Astronomy’ due to the research that they undertook.
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The two astronomers John Goodricke 1764-1786 and Edward Pigott 1753-1825 became what I called the ‘Fathers of Variable Star Astronomy’ due to the research that they undertook.
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