Talk:William Gascoigne (scientist)

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Death.
Webster's excellent 'The Towneley group and seventeenth century science' (1966) includes the following:

"Gascoigne is generally thought to have been killed at Marston Moor in 1644. This is incorrect, since his death was described in various accounts of the battle at Melton Mowbray in February, 1645. The mistake appears to have been due to Richard and Charles Towneley, who informed Thoresby and Sherburne that Gascoigne was killed at Marston Moor."

Does anyone know of a corroborating text? as I don't want to get into a edit war with one-to-one conflicting references. Astronomy Explained (talk) 19:17, 9 October 2019 (UTC)


 * I have just checked Peter Aughton's well researched biography The Transit of Venus: The Brief, Brilliant Life of Jeremiah Horrocks, Father of British Astronomy and he agrees giving Webster as his source. I would say something to the effect of "some have said that Gascoigne died a Marston Moor but Webster says this is a mistake" etc. etc. That way there won't be any doubt as to why it's being changed and no room for an edit conflict - see:Conflicting sources Richerman  (talk) 23:00, 11 October 2019 (UTC)

Year of Birth
The intro of the article states he was born in 1612, but the first paragraph of the main text says 1611. Which one is right? CielProfond (talk) 20:11, 3 November 2019 (UTC)
 * There seems to be some disagreement about the year but most sources say 1612 so I've changed it to that. Richerman  (talk) 22:14, 4 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Awesome; thanks! CielProfond (talk) 01:05, 6 November 2019 (UTC)