| Authorised form of name | Goodricke; John (1764 - 1786) |
| Dates | 1764 - 1786 |
| Place of birth | Groningen, Netherlands |
| Date of birth | 17 September 1764 |
| Place of death | York, Yorkshire |
| Date of death | 20 April 1786 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
Family vault at Hunsingore, Yorkshire |
| Research field | Astronomy |
| Activity | Career:
Discovered the period and law of Algol's changes (at age 18)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 06/04/1786 |
| RSActivity | Medals and prizes:
Copley Medal 1783 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB
References:
Anita McConnell and Alison Brech, 'Nathaniel and Edward Pigott, Itinerant Astronomers' in NR 1999 vol 53 pp 305-318
T E Allibone, 'Philately and the Royal Society II' in NR 1999 vol 53 pp 107-119
Notes:
Note on election certificate: Mr Goodricke never was admitted - he died soon after his election. |
| Code | NA5677 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| L&P/8/28 | Letter, 'Of Algol and its variations' from John Goodricke to Shepherd | 12 May 1783 |
| EC/1786/01 | Goodricke, John: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| L&P/8/127 | Letter, 'Observations of a new variable star' from John Goodricke to Henry Charles Englefield | 10 January 1785 |
| L&P/8/69 | Letter, 'Of the periods of the light of the star Algol' from John Goodricke to Richard Shepherd | 8 December 1783 |
| L&P/8/157 | Letter, 'On variation in the light of Bayer's star delta dear the head of Cepheus' from John Goodricke to Nevil Maskelyne | 28 June 1785 |