What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: From Treasurer's House, the deaf astronomer John Goodricke FRS 1764 - 1786 observed variable stars including ALGOL and δCEPHEI making possible the modern measurement of the Universe Recorded plaque organisation: York Civic Trust.
John Goodricke FRS was a deaf astronomer who made significant observations of variable stars, including Algol and Delta Cephei, which were foundational for later measurements of cosmic distances.
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