Edward Pigott (1753–1825) was an English astronomer notable for being one of the founders of the study of variable stars. Son of the astronomer Nathaniel...

Timothy Peter Pigott-Smith, OBE (13 May 1946 – 7 April 2017) was a British film and television actor and author. He was best known for his leading role...

Comet Hale–Bopp. The observatory is named after John Goodricke and Edward Pigott, two late-eighteenth century astronomers who lived in York, England...

226P/Pigott–LINEAR–Kowalski is a Jupiter family periodic comet with an orbital period of 7.3 years. It was discovered by Edward Pigott on 19 November...

mildly northern constellation of Coma Berenices. It was discovered by Edward Pigott in March 1779, and independently by Johann Elert Bode in April of the...

with a period of 7.2 days. The variability was originally observed by Edward Pigott in 1784. There are also two companion stars which orbit the supergiant:...

Donald Pigott (1928–2022), British botanist Edward Pigott (1753–1825), English astronomer, son of Nathaniel, also an astronomer Eugene F. Pigott Jr. (born...

Christ. According to newspaper accounts, Prince's successor, John Hugh Smyth-Pigott, declared himself Jesus Christ's reincarnation. The Agapemone community...

Nathaniel Pigott (1725–1804) was an English astronomer, noted for his observations of eclipses, a transit of Venus and a transit of Mercury, and comets...

proposes that it is partially eclipsed by a body moving around it 1784 — Edward Pigott discovers the first Cepheid variable star 1838 — Thomas Henderson, Friedrich...

variable known as an RV Tauri variable. It was discovered in 1795 by Edward Pigott at a time when only a few variable stars were known to exist. R Sct...

variability of R Coronae Borealis was discovered by English astronomer Edward Pigott in 1795. In 1935 it was the first star shown to have a different chemical...

Examiners had a variety of qualifications and experience for the position. Edward Pigott (1824–1895) was a journalist on the Daily News and had an extensive...

noted prior to the discovery of their hydrogen deficiency. In 1797, Edward Pigott noted the profound variation in stellar magnitude of R Coronae Borealis...

R Coronae Borealis was discovered by the English amateur astronomer Edward Pigott in 1795, who first observed the enigmatic fadings of the star. Only...

order of days to months. Cepheid variables were discovered in 1784 by Edward Pigott, first with the variability of Eta Aquilae, and a few months later by...

Cepheus, which was one of the early discoveries. On September 10, 1784, Edward Pigott detected the variability of Eta Aquilae, the first known representative...

friends with his neighbour Edward Pigott, whose father Nathaniel Pigott had built a sophisticated private observatory. Edward was already interested in...

Collecting Selected Council Shoulder Patches with Valuation. Camp Edward Camp Pigott Camp Sheppard Chuck Caley (November 14, 2009), Camp Sheppard High...

low amplitude somewhat irregular light curves. On September 10, 1784 Edward Pigott detected the variability of Eta Aquilae, the first known representative...

science and technology involved some significant events. September 10 – Edward Pigott identifies the variable star Eta Aquilae from York, England. October...

and the star. η Aquilae A is a Cepheid variable star, discovered by Edward Pigott in 1784. It has an apparent magnitude that ranges from 3.49 to 4.3 over...

regular periods on the order of days to months. On September 10, 1784, Edward Pigott detected the variability of Eta Aquilae, the first known representative...

science and technology involved some significant events. March 23 – Edward Pigott discovers the Black Eye Galaxy (M64). May 5 – The spiral galaxy M61...

independently discovered by Jacques Vidal and Honoré Flaugergues in France, Edward Pigott in England, Johann Sigismund Gottfried Huth and Johann Friedrich Eule...

Charles Whitworth, 1st Earl Whitworth, diplomat (born 1752) 27 June – Edward Pigott, astronomer (born 1753) 20 August – William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock...

Italian physicist at the University of Pisa. JPL · 10219 10220 Pigott 1997 UG7 Edward Pigott (1753–1825), an English astronomer and discoverer of variable...

American Revolutionary War: Battle of Briar Creek. 23 March – astronomer Edward Pigott discovers the Black Eye Galaxy. 29 March (to 12 May 1780): American...

circumstances at the family home in Wiltshire, Commissioner Mayne (Tim Pigott-Smith) sends Scotland Yard detective Inspector Jack Whicher (Paddy Considine)...

(died 1827) 12 December – William Beechey, portrait-painter (died 1839) Edward Pigott, astronomer (died 1825) 11 January – Hans Sloane, physician and collector...