In search of William Gascoigne : seventeenth century astronomer / David Sellers.
Pubblicazione:
New York : Springer, c2012.
Descrizione fisica:
X, 222 p. : ill., ritr. ; 24 cm
Serie:
Astrophysics and space science library, 0067-0057 ; 390
Contiene:
Indice: Pt. 1. The discover of William Gascoigne: 1 Introduction 2. The Gascoignes of Thorp-on-the-Hill 3. The discovery of William Gascoigne 4. A light of the first magnitude 5. Derham and De La Hire 6. Bevis and De La Hire 7. In his own hand. Pt. 2. Gascoigne's world: 8. The religious world of William Gascoigne 9. The optical world of William Gascoigne 10. The astronomical world of William Gascoigne. P.t 3. Digging further: 11. The Flamsteed papers 12. The Towneley papers 13. British library manuscripts. Pt. 4. The civil war and after: 14 The road to civil war 15. After Marston Moor 16. The legacy of William Gascoigne. Pt. 5. Appendices: 1. Description of Mr. Gascoigne's micrometer 2. Selected correspondence. Index
Note galileane:
Per Galilei cfr., in particolare, p. 83-89, e le lettere n. 1, 5, 8 pubblicate in appendice
