
In Search of William Gascoigne
William Gascoigne (c.1612-44) was the inventor of the telescopic sight and micrometer (instruments crucial to the advance of astronomy). Into this story is woven an account of the state of astronomy and optics during Gascoigne’s lifetime, so that the reader can appreciate the significance of his discoveries.
- Alaotsikko
- Seventeenth Century Astronomer
- Kirjailija
- David Sellers
- ISBN
- 9781461440963
- Kieli
- englanti
- Paino
- 446 grammaa
- Julkaisupäivä
- 3.8.2012
- Kustantaja
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
- Sivumäärä
- 222