According to information on the blue file, the polarimeter was made by S.C.B (Ben) Gascoigne.

Gascoigne and Vinvanthan used the polarimeter for thesis work on the 50 inch telescope at Mount Stromlo Observatory (information taken from the blue file).

Polarimeter / photometer in case and technical drawing, from Mt Stromlo Observatory, wood / metal / glass / plastic /paper, S.C.B. (Ben) Gascoigne, Australia, 1963
(-1) Lacquered wooden box, marked "Polarimeter" and handwritten label "Handle with extreme care/ Do not bump/ Delicate scientific instrument."
(-2) Polarimeter: metal cylinder on flat base, attached with four bolts. Controls on top reading "aperture", black plastic dial with numbers 1-5 and "Aperture/Illumination"; "Record/ Heating/ Increase".
(-3) Metal plate, bulging at middle and tapered at each end, with slotted ends and a central hole.
(-4) Metal plate with slotted ends and centrally fixed eyepiece marked "Ramsden/ X7/ PTI".
(-5) Blueprint technical drawing of polarimeter, including plan and elevation.
(-6) Envelope containing spare globe.

Made: Gascoigne, S C B (Ben); ; 1963

Made: Mount Stromlo Observatory; ; 1963


Used: Gascoigne, S C B (Ben);

Used: Vinvanthan;

Used: Mount Stromlo Observatory;

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1963

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630 mm

380 mm