
What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: William Gascoigne pioneer of modern precision astronomy, inventor of the telescopic sight and the telescope micrometer lived at New Hall on this site. He lost his life in the English Civil War at the age of 32. c.1612-1644 Recorded plaque organisation: Leeds Civic Trust.
William Gascoigne was a pioneering British astronomer and inventor who developed the telescopic sight and telescope micrometer, significantly enhancing the precision of astronomical measurements; he died during the English Civil War at the young age of 32.
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