Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Edward Pigott Biography and Timeline

Follow Edward Pigott through 1 dated historical records for Great Britain.

Edward Pigott, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

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1784–1784Years on this page

1784

Discovery of Cepheid Stars

Science / Astronomy

Edward Pigott detects the variability of Eta Aquilae, the first known representative of the class of Classical Cepheid variables

Records, sources and methodology

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