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Professor Ben Gascoigne interviewed by Professor Bob Crompton
[nb-NO]Title[nb-NO]Professor Ben Gascoigne interviewed by Professor Bob Crompton
[nb-NO]Reference[nb-NO]240000054
[nb-NO]Date[nb-NO]2000
[nb-NO]Creator[nb-NO]Australian Academy of Science
[nb-NO]Scope and Content[nb-NO]Video interview and transcript of interview.
Sidney Charles Bartholomew Gascoigne, known as Ben, earned a BSc at the University College of Auckland (now the University of Auckland). A travelling scholarship took him to the University of Bristol, where he received his PhD.
In 1941 Gascoigne came to Australia to join a team working in optical munitions at the Commonwealth Solar Observatory, Mount Stromlo (near Canberra). After the war he continued at Mount Stromlo, conducting astronomical research. He had a particular interest in stellar evolution, the scale used to measure distance and faint star photometry.
Among Gascoigne's most important achievements was his work in establishing the Anglo-Australian Telescope at Siding Spring, New South Wales. Commissioned in 1974, the 150-inch telescope is part of the Anglo-Australian Observatory. He was honoured with an Order of Australia in 1996 for his service to Australian astronomy.
Sidney Charles Bartholomew Gascoigne, known as Ben, earned a BSc at the University College of Auckland (now the University of Auckland). A travelling scholarship took him to the University of Bristol, where he received his PhD.
In 1941 Gascoigne came to Australia to join a team working in optical munitions at the Commonwealth Solar Observatory, Mount Stromlo (near Canberra). After the war he continued at Mount Stromlo, conducting astronomical research. He had a particular interest in stellar evolution, the scale used to measure distance and faint star photometry.
Among Gascoigne's most important achievements was his work in establishing the Anglo-Australian Telescope at Siding Spring, New South Wales. Commissioned in 1974, the 150-inch telescope is part of the Anglo-Australian Observatory. He was honoured with an Order of Australia in 1996 for his service to Australian astronomy.
[nb-NO]Language[nb-NO]English
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[nb-NO]Persons keyword[nb-NO] Sidney Charles Bartholemew "Ben" Gascoigne, Robert Woodhouse Crompton
[nb-NO]Subject[nb-NO]Astronomy, Mt Stromlo, Telescopes, Science--History, Science--Social aspects
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