Where Did John Goodricke Make His observations? New Evidence

Details Where Did John Goodricke Make His observations? New Evidence Where Did John Goodricke Make His observations? New Evidence

Jan 2012

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2012aas...21943402f&link_type=abstract

American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #219, #434.02

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Scientific paper

Much effort has gone into determining the location from which John Goodricke (1764-1786) made most of his observations. Sidney Melmore (1949) made the first determination, and he decided that the most likely location was a south-facing window of Treasurer's House, a large property facing onto York Minster, the largest Gothic cathedral in Northern Europe. Melmore made his determination by looking at the stars observed by Goodricke in his "Journal of the Going of My Clock," from which it is possible to infer the direction in which Goodricke was looking. There are problems with Melmore's identification, however: the wing of Treasurer's House he identified was, at that time, occupied by several spinster daughters of a wealthy landowner. The presence of these ladies makes it unlikely that a teenaged boy would have been allowed in to make astronomical observations at night. An alternative solution is presented.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

Where Did John Goodricke Make His observations? New Evidence does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with Where Did John Goodricke Make His observations? New Evidence, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Where Did John Goodricke Make His observations? New Evidence will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1585283