▁Br attle ), ▁and ▁his ▁two ▁sister s , ▁Elizabeth ▁Oliver ▁and ▁K atherine ▁Win th rop ▁E y re . ▁ ▁Br attle ▁was ▁an ▁accomplished ▁amateur ▁math ematic ian ▁and ▁astronom er ▁which ▁eventually ▁led ▁him ▁to ▁becoming ▁the ▁uno fficial ▁professor ▁of ▁mathematics ▁and ▁ast ro log y ▁at ▁Harvard . ▁There ▁he ▁taught ▁and ▁trained ▁students ▁in ▁return ▁for ▁their ▁assistance ▁in ▁his ▁research . ▁His ▁work ▁was ▁directly ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁ideas ▁of ▁Robert ▁Bo yle ▁and ▁John ▁Fl am ste ed , ▁which ▁he ▁communic ated ▁to ▁his ▁students . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁being ▁a ▁professor , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁tre as urer ▁of ▁Harvard ▁College ▁after ▁numerous ▁don ations . ▁Circ um st ant ial ▁evidence ▁indicates ▁that ▁he ▁designed ▁St ought on ▁Hall ▁at ▁Harvard ▁and ▁his ▁own ▁Br attle ▁Street ▁Me eting ▁House . ▁ ▁Br attle ▁lived ▁in ▁London ▁from ▁ 1 6 8 2 - 1 6 8 9 ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁study ▁science . ▁There ▁he ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁both ▁scientific ▁communities ▁which ▁can ▁" help ▁us ▁understand ▁a ▁good ▁deal ▁about ▁the ▁progress ▁of ▁scientific ▁expert ise ▁in ▁colonial ▁New ▁England ," ▁since ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁communicate ▁information ▁to ▁both ▁communities . ▁Among ▁his ▁accomplish ments , ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Royal ▁Society , ▁and ▁An cient ▁and ▁Honor able ▁Art illery ▁Company ▁of ▁Massachusetts . ▁ ▁Br attle ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁principal ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁Br attle ▁Street ▁Church , ▁which ▁broke ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁Cong