Sellers, David (Author)
The only book devoted to the tragically short life of William Gascoigne and his invention of the telescopic sight and micrometer---instruments crucial to the advance of astronomy Provides a glimpse into the turbulent world facing a young English astronomer in the early seventeenth century and the state of optics and astronomy in his time Tells a captivating story of how Gascoigne's work was gradually recovered and his achievement was rescued from oblivion, containing much correspondence that has never been published before William Gascoigne (c.1612-44), the first inventor of the telescopic sight and micrometer---instruments crucial to the advance of astronomy---was killed in the English Civil War. His name is now known to historians of science around the world, but for some considerable time after his tragic death at the age of 32, it seemed as if his achievements would be consigned to oblivion. Most of his papers were lost in the maelstrom of war and the few that seemed to have survived later disappeared. This is the story of how his work was rescued. Woven into that story is an account of the state of astronomy and optics during Gascoigne's lifetime, so that the reader can appreciate the significance of his discoveries. [pub web]
...MoreReview Batten, Alan (2013) Review of "In Search of William Gascoigne: Seventeenth Century Astronomer". Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage (pp. 94-94).
Review Willmoth, Frances (2013) Review of "In Search of William Gascoigne: Seventeenth Century Astronomer". Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences (p. 846).
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