In Search of William Gascoigne (Record no. 101479)
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| International Standard Book Number | 9781461440970 |
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| Standard number or code | 10.1007/978-1-4614-4097-0 |
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| Classification number | QB1-991 |
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| Classification number | QB460-466 |
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| Classification number | QB980-991 |
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| Subject category code | PGC |
| Source | bicssc |
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| Subject category code | SCI004000 |
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| Subject category code | SCI005000 |
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| Classification number | 520 |
| Edition number | 23 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Sellers, David. |
| Relator term | author. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | In Search of William Gascoigne |
| Medium | [electronic resource] : |
| Remainder of title | Seventeenth Century Astronomer / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | by David Sellers. |
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| -- | New York, NY : |
| -- | Springer New York : |
| -- | Imprint: Springer, |
| -- | 2012. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | X, 222 p. 59 illus., 16 illus. in color. |
| Other physical details | online resource. |
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| 490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT | |
| Series statement | Astrophysics and Space Science Library, |
| International Standard Serial Number | 0067-0057 ; |
| Volume number/sequential designation | 390 |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Part 1: The ‘Discovery’ of William Gascoigne -- Introduction -- The Gascoignes of Thorp-On-The-Hill -- The ‘Discovery’ of William Gascoigne -- A ‘Light of the First Magnitude’ -- Derham and de la Hire -- Bevis and de la Hire -- In His Own Hand -- Part 2: Gascoigne’s World -- The Religious World of William Gascoigne -- The Optical World of William Gascoigne -- The Astronomical World of William Gascoigne -- Part 3: Digging Further -- The Flamsteed Transcriptions -- Bodleian Transcriptions -- British Library MSS and Other Transcriptions -- The Civil War and After -- The Road to Civil War -- After Marston Moor -- The Legacy of William Gascoigne. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | 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. A substantial appendix presents selected extracts from Gascoigne's correspondence. This includes much new material that has not been previously published and illustrates his efforts to explain the basis of his pioneering techniques to the satisfaction of his contemporaries. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Physics. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Science |
| General subdivision | History. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Astronomy. |
| 650 14 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Physics. |
| 650 24 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology. |
| 650 24 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | History of Science. |
| 650 24 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Optics and Electrodynamics. |
| 710 2# - ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME | |
| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element | SpringerLink (Online service) |
| 773 0# - HOST ITEM ENTRY | |
| Title | Springer eBooks |
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| Display text | Printed edition: |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781461440963 |
| 830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE | |
| Uniform title | Astrophysics and Space Science Library, |
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| Volume number/sequential designation | 390 |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4097-0 |
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