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John Goodricke & Edward Piggot The Fathers of Variable Star Astronomy Edward Pigott 1753-1825 John Goodricke 1764-1786 The Night Sky David Fabricius in 1596 discovered the first variable star Omicron Ceti known as Mira the wonderful STAR DISCOVERED BY DATE Beta Persei (Algol) Montanari 1669 Chi Cygni Kirch 1686 R Hydrae Maraldi 1704 Alpha Herculis Herschel 1759 Edward Pigott Whitton Covent Garden Edward Pigott Partial Eclipse of the Sun 16 Aug 1765 Transit of Venus 3 June 1769 18th century telescope Edward Pigott Austrian Netherlands Edward Pigott Llantwit Major Watchet Edward Pigott M64 The Black Eye Galaxy Edward Pigott 33 Bootham John Goodricke Levina Benjamina Henry Goodricke Sessler John Goodricke Sir John Goodricke Ribston Hall Dumbie House where Thomas Braidwood established the first school for deaf children, ‘Braidwood's Academy for The Deaf and Dumb’ in 1760. John Goodricke Warrington Academy John Goodricke Treasurer`s House Uranus William Herschel Algol York Minster Nevil Maskelyne Copley Medal Comet Pigott 1783 The Night Sky Eta Aquila Beta Lyra Delta Cepheus Henrietta Leavitt Magellanic Clouds Hunsigore Cemetery Edward Pigott 33 Bootham Napoleon Seaweed = Pycology Comet 1811 He Thought They were Variable Are They are Now? Edward Pigott’s Suspect Variable Stars Xi Andromeda Epsilon Ursa Minor Tau Andromeda FL36 Ophiuchus FL41 Taurus Sigma Sagittarius Gamma Canis Major Theta Serpens Beta Gemini Omicron Andromeda Xi Leo Psi Leo Delta Ursa Major Eta Virgo Alpha Draco Chi Libra Bridlington Priory Goodricke College Ribston Pippin THE END THANK YOU .

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