Authorised form of name | Goodricke; John (1764 - 1786) |
Surname | Goodricke |
Forenames | John |
Dates | 1764 - 1786 |
Dates and places | Burial: Family vault at Hunsingore, Yorkshire |
Activity | Research Field: Astronomy Career: Discovered the period and law of Algol's changes (at age 18) |
Royal Society activity | Membership: Fellow Election Date: 6/04/1786 Medals/Prizes: Copley Medal 1783 |
Sources | 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. |
Royal Society code | NA5677 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
Reference number | Title | Date |
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/8/127 | Letter, 'Observations of a new variable star' from John Goodricke to Henry Charles Englefield | 10 January 1785 |
L&P/8/28 | Letter, 'Of Algol and its variations' from John Goodricke to Shepherd | 12 May 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 |
EC/1786/01 | Goodricke, John: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |