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Robert Grant Aitken
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American 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 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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