Goodricke John

Författare/Upphovsman:

James Scouler

Kreditera:

Original pastel in the possession of the Royal Astronomical Society London; see the Science Photo Library.

Kort länk:

https://sewiki.info/b/484bc

Källa:

Wikimedia Commons

Upplösning:

420 x 502 Pixel (52139 Bytes)

Beskrivning:

Portrait of John Goodricke (1764-1786), the astronomer who famously studied the variable star Algol and other variable stars. The picture is said, by a Goodricke descendant, to have been painted in 1785 by James Scouler. See C. A. Goodricke's letter at Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 1912, volume 73(11), pages 3 – 4.

Licens:

Public domain