Ben Gascoigne
Australian optical astronomer (1915-2010) · Australia · On the map · Scientists · Died at 94
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.
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Gascoigne at the Stromlo Observatory, 1948
Siding Spring Mountain in the Warrumbungles. The Anglo-Australian Telescope dome is on the crest.
The 40-inch telescope building at Siding Spring
The Anglo-Australian Telescope at Siding Springs Observatory near Coonabarabran, which Gascoigne helped design and commissionAwards
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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.
