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Robert Grant Aitken
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American astronomer (1864–1951)
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Robert Grant Aitken (1864–1951) was an American astronomer who worked at the Lick Observatory. Born in Jackson, he was educated at Williams College and died in Berkeley. A member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Philosophical Society, he received the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society, the Bruce Medal, and the Lalande Prize.
Aitken’s publications focused on double stars, including the *New general catalogue of double stars within 120 degrees of the North pole* and *Measures of double stars in 1898*. He also authored *List of corrections to the New general catalogue of double stars within 120° of the North Pole* and *Measures of double stars made with the thirty-six-inch and twelve-inch refractors of the Lick Observatory*.
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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 95,697x
- Hallmarks of Cancer: The Next Generation
· 2011 · cited 56,496x
- Research electronic data capture (REDCap)—A metadata-driven methodology and workflow process for providing translational research informatics support
· 2009 · cited 46,766x
- Regression Shrinkage and Selection Via the Lasso
· 1996 · cited 39,726x
- The PHQ-9
· 2001 · cited 39,428x
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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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Encyclopedic overview
Robert Grant Aitken (December 31, 1864 – October 29, 1951) was an American astronomer.
Early life and education
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