Robert Grant Aitken
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Astronomer (1864-1951)
An astronomer pioneering the study of
binary stars
at
Lick Observatory
, and a leader of the
Astronomical Society of the Pacific
for 57 years. He is highlighted in
Deaf Persons in the Arts and Scientists:
A Biographical Dictionary
(1995).
South Pole-Aitken (SPA) Basin
, the largest known impact crater in the Solar System, bears his name.
Astronomical Society of the Pacific
memorial
memorial fund
Royal Astronomical Society
Gold Medal
obituary
American Astronomical Society
obituary
gold medal
Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
obituary
Irish Astronomical Society
obituary
Deaf Persons in the Arts and Scientists: A Biographical Dictionary (1995)
(
entry
)
Journal des Observateur
obituary
University of California
obituary
Chris Plicht
obituary
The Bruce Medalists
biography
award address
bibliography
Van Den Bos (1958)
Biographical Memoir (.pdf)
Osterbrock (2000):
Abstract
Emilio Segrè Visual Archives
Photos
The Binary Stars
(
review
) (
download free
)
South Pole-Aitken (SPA) Basin
(
Wikipedia
) (
NASA
)
Moon Crater
Aitken
Minor Planet
Aitken
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Works by Robert Grant Aitken
•
The Binary Stars
(1918) ISBN:
B12577352
•
One hundred new double stars
(1912) ISBN: B0008BKM6S
•
Observations of comets
(1915) ISBN: B0008BLVGI
•
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
(1889-1913). ISBN:B0032CU3IC
•
Astronomical Society of the Pacific Leaflets: Volume 2
(1937). ISBN: B00110CMWW
•
Meteors and Sunsets Observed by the Astronomers of the Lick Observatory in 1893, 1894, and 1895
(1895). ISBN: B007FCYN2W.
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