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John Goodricke
Dutch astronomer (1764-1786).
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John Goodricke
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online
UK National Archives
Sex or Gender
Male
Country of Citizenship
Kingdom of Great Britain
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Occupation
Astronomer
Member Of
Royal Society
Place of Birth
Groningen
Place of Death
York
Date of Birth
9/17/1764
Date of Death
4/20/1786
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Award Received
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Described by Source
Field of Work
Cause of Death
Manner of Death
Family Name
Influenced By
Father
Languages Spoken, Written or Signed
Human
Fellow of the Royal Society
Copley Medal
(1783)
Award Rationale
:
For his discovery of the Period of the Variation of Light in the Star Algol.
Point in Time
:
1783
John
Nordisk Familjebok
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Goodricke, John (DNB00)
Astronomers: A Biographical Reference
Astronomy
Pneumonia
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