What is recorded here
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
From OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) n12111441085
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Photo credits
- Phil Champion, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Andy Farrington, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Gordon Hatton, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Alan Murray-Rust, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- DS Pugh, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Malcolm Temple, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Chris Heaton, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Chris Minto, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Rude Health, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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