▁Many ▁of ▁Gas co igne ' s ▁papers ▁and ▁correspond ence ▁were ▁lost ▁during ▁the ▁English ▁Civil ▁War ▁and ▁later ▁in ▁the ▁Great ▁Fire ▁of ▁London , ▁but ▁most ▁of ▁what ▁is ▁known ▁to ▁remain ▁is ▁kept ▁in ▁the ▁Bod le ian ▁Library ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Oxford . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁Le eds ▁C iv ic ▁Trust ▁un ve iled ▁a ▁blue ▁pla que ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁honour ing ▁Gas co igne . ▁It ▁was ▁un ve iled ▁by ▁David ▁S ellers , ▁who ▁has ▁written ▁a ▁bi ography ▁of ▁Gas co igne , ▁who ▁said : ▁Although ▁his ▁name ▁is ▁known ▁by ▁astronom ers , ▁his ▁role ▁as ▁a ▁pione er ▁in ▁precision ▁astronom y ▁deser ves ▁wider ▁public ▁recognition . ▁ ▁I ▁hope ▁that ▁this ▁pla que ▁will ▁help ▁to ▁achieve ▁this ▁and ▁will ▁encou rage ▁young ▁people ▁to ▁follow ▁his ▁lead ▁and ▁insp ire ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁natural ▁world . ▁Local ▁MP ▁Hil ary ▁B enn ▁was ▁also ▁present . ▁ ▁An c est ry ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁Chap man , ▁A . ▁Trans its ▁of ▁Ven us , ▁History ▁Results ▁and ▁Leg acy ▁( pdf ▁file ) ▁ ▁G ow ard , ▁K . ▁Jer em iah ▁Hor ro cks ▁and ▁the ▁Trans it ▁of ▁Ven us ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 6 1 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 6 4 4 ▁death s ▁Category : English ▁invent ors ▁Category : English ▁astronom ers ▁Category : English