▁century . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 4 2 , ▁civil ▁war ▁broke ▁out ▁in ▁England , ▁and ▁Gas co igne ▁received ▁a ▁commission ▁as ▁Pro vid ore ▁for ▁York shire ▁in ▁the ▁army ▁of ▁King ▁Charles ▁I . ▁Cra bt ree ▁lived ▁in ▁Br ought on , ▁just ▁outside ▁Manchester ▁which ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁parliament ary ▁side ▁and ▁all ▁correspond ence ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁ceased . ▁ ▁Gas co igne ▁died ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Mar ston ▁Mo or , ▁York shire , ▁on ▁ 2 ▁July ▁ 1 6 4 4 ▁as ▁did ▁Charles ▁Tow ne ley , ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁his ▁friend ▁Richard ▁Tow ne ley . ▁ ▁After ▁Gas co igne ' s ▁death ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁papers ▁and ▁fragments ▁of ▁correspond ence ▁between ▁Cra bt ree ▁and ▁Gas co igne ▁came ▁into ▁the ▁possession ▁of ▁Christopher ▁and ▁Richard ▁Tow ne ley . ▁They ▁brought ▁them ▁to ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁John ▁Fl am ste ed , ▁the ▁first ▁Astronom er ▁Royal , ▁who ▁came ▁to ▁see ▁Hor ro cks , ▁Cra bt ree , ▁and ▁Gas co igne ▁as ▁the ▁found ing ▁f athers ▁of ▁British ▁research ▁astronom y ▁and ▁the ▁intellectual ▁he irs ▁of ▁Gal ile o ▁and ▁Ke pler . ▁He ▁began ▁his ▁massive ▁three - folio ▁volume ▁Historia ▁Co el est is ▁Britannica ▁( 1 7 2 5 ) ▁by ▁printing ▁five ▁pages ▁of ▁their ▁surv iving ▁letters ▁and ▁observations , ▁made ▁between ▁ 1 6 3 8 ▁and ▁ 1 6 4 3 . ▁