Joseph Goodricke

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gptkbp:instanceOf Astronomer
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Royal_Astronomical_Society
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Royal_Astronomical_Society_Gold_Medal
gptkbp:born September 14, 1790
gptkbp:contribution Understanding of eclipsing binaries
gptkbp:died April 20, 1866
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkbp:established gptkb:Epsilon_Aurigae
Beta Lyrae
gptkbp:fellow gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:field Astronomy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Joseph Goodricke
gptkbp:influence Modern astronomy
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:William_Huggins
gptkbp:influencedBy John Herschel
gptkbp:inventor Goodricke's_method_of_observing_variable_stars
gptkbp:knownFor Variable stars
gptkbp:legacy Pioneering work in variable star research
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork Research on variable stars
gptkbp:occupation Astronomer
gptkbp:researchFocus Eclipsing binaries
gptkbp:residence gptkb:England