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William Gascoigne

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William Gascoigne

English astronomer, mathematician and instrument maker

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About William Gascoigne

William Gascoigne was an English astronomer, mathematician and maker of scientific instruments from Middleton, Leeds who invented the micrometer and the telescopic sight. He was one of a group of astronomers in the north of England who followed the astronomy of Johannes Kepler, which included Jeremiah Horrocks and William Crabtree.

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Occupation: astronomer, mathematician, inventor
Citizenship: Kingdom of England
Born: 1612
Died: July 2, 1644

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