In search of william gascoigne : Seventeenth century astronomer /
<p>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 deat...
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New York, NY
Springer New York
2012.
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| Series: | Astrophysics and Space Science Library
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