# Ben Gascoigne

> Sidney Charles Bartholemew "Ben" Gascoigne was a New Zealand-born optical astronomer and expert in photometry who played a leading role in the design and commissioning of Australia's largest optical telescope, the Anglo-Australian Telescope, which for a time was one of the world's most important astronomical facilities. Born in Napier, New Zealand, Gascoigne trained in Auckland and at the University of Bristol, before moving to Australia during World War II to work at the Commonwealth Solar Observatory at Mount Stromlo in Canberra. He became skillful in the design and manufacture of optical devices such as telescope elements.

*Australian optical astronomer (1915–2010)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** Australia
- **Born:** 1915-11-11
- **Died:** 2010-03-25
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 40.9 / 100
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- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Бен Гаскойн](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BD_%D0%93%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B9%D0%BD)
- [بن قاسكوين](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%86_%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%83%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%86)
- [بن جاسكوين](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%83%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%86)
- [بن قاسکوینه](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%86_%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B3%DA%A9%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%86%D9%87)
- [Sidney Charles Bartholemew Gascoigne](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_Charles_Bartholemew_Gascoigne)
- [Ben Gascoigne](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Gascoigne)
- [Ben Gascoigne](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Gascoigne)
- [بن گاسکوینه](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%86_%DA%AF%D8%A7%D8%B3%DA%A9%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%86%D9%87)
- [Ben Gascoigne](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Gascoigne)
- [Ben Gascoigne](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Gascoigne)
- [ベン・ガスコイン](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%99%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AC%E3%82%B9%E3%82%B3%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3)
- [Sidney Charles Bartholemew Gascoigne](https://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_Charles_Bartholemew_Gascoigne)
- [Гаскойн, Сидни Чарльз Бартоломью](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B9%D0%BD%2C_%D0%A1%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%B8_%D0%A7%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B7_%D0%91%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%BC%D1%8C%D1%8E)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q492476)

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