Keywords: Goodricke John.jpg John Goodricke the astronomer who famously studied the variable star Algol and other variable stars The picture is said by a Goodricke descendant to have been painted in 1785 by James Scouler See C A Goodricke's letter at Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 1912 volume 73 11 pages 3 “ 4 Scanned from page 400 of Sky and Telescope November 1978 Original pastel in the possession of the Royal Astronomical Society London; see the http //www sciencephoto com/images/imagePopUpDetails html pop 1 id 724070360 Science Photo Library James Scouler or 1785 1786 PD-old-auto Astronomers from the United Kingdom History of astronomy Portrait paintings with globes James Scouler |