Robert Grant Aitken
Sign in to saveAmerican astronomer (1864–1951)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1864
- Died
- 1951
- Works
- 7
Top works
- The Adolfo Stahl lectures in astronomy, delivered in San Francisco, California, in 1916-17 and 1917-18, under the auspices of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
- List of corrections to the New general catalogue of double stars within 120° of the North Pole
- Measures of double stars in 1898
- Measures of double stars made with the thirty-six-inch and twelve-inch refractors of the Lick Observatory
- New general catalogue of double stars within 120 degrees of the North pole
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Development of the Colle-Salvetti correlation-energy formula into a functional of the electron density
· 1988 · cited 94,860x
- Hallmarks of Cancer: The Next Generation
· 2011 · cited 55,855x
- Research electronic data capture (REDCap)—A metadata-driven methodology and workflow process for providing translational research informatics support
· 2009 · cited 45,419x
- Regression Shrinkage and Selection Via the Lasso
· 1996 · cited 38,889x
- The PHQ-9
· 2001 · cited 38,226x
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1864-12-31 ) December 31, 1864, Jackson, California , US
- Died
- October 29, 1951 (1951-10-29) (aged 86), Berkeley, California , US
- Other name
- R.G. Aitken
- Known for
- Double stars
- Fields
- Astronomy
- Institutions
- University of California , Lick Observatory
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Key dates
- Born
- 31 December 1864
- Died
- 29 October 1951
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Grant
- Family name
- Aitken
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Jackson
- Place of death
- Berkeley
- Occupation
- astronomer
- Educated at
- Williams College
- Employer
- Lick Observatory
Article
Robert Grant Aitken (December 31, 1864 – October 29, 1951) was an American astronomer.
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1864 births1951 deaths20th-century American astronomersAmerican people of German descentLick ObservatoryMembers of the American Philosophical SocietyMembers of the United States National Academy of SciencesPeople from Jackson, CaliforniaRecipients of the Bruce MedalRecipients of the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical SocietyRecipients of the Lalande Prize