Goodricke sentence example
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- John Goodricke established in 1782 the periodicity of its change in about 2 d 21 h, and suggested their cause in recurring eclipses by a large dark satellite.
- The variable star Lyrae, which is typical of another class, was also discovered by Goodricke in 1784.
- At the age of five Goodricke had contracted scarlet fever which left him totally deaf.