“Aitken, Robert Grant”的意思、由来-百科全书

Aitken, Robert Grant

American astronomer

born Dec. 31, 1864, Jackson, Calif., U.S.

died Oct. 29, 1951, Berkeley, Calif.

American astronomer who specialized in the study of double stars (binary star), of which he discovered more than 3,000.

From 1891 to 1895 Aitken was professor of mathematics and astronomy at the University of the Pacific, Stockton, Calif. In 1895 he joined the staff of Lick Observatory, Mt. Hamilton, Calif., as assistant astronomer, becoming associate director in 1923 and director in 1930; he retired in 1935. He published The Binary Stars (1918) and New General Catalogue of Double Stars Within 120° of the North Pole (1932).

词条	Aitken, Robert Grant
释义	Aitken, Robert Grant American astronomer born Dec. 31, 1864, Jackson, Calif., U.S. died Oct. 29, 1951, Berkeley, Calif. American astronomer who specialized in the study of double stars (binary star), of which he discovered more than 3,000. From 1891 to 1895 Aitken was professor of mathematics and astronomy at the University of the Pacific, Stockton, Calif. In 1895 he joined the staff of Lick Observatory, Mt. Hamilton, Calif., as assistant astronomer, becoming associate director in 1923 and director in 1930; he retired in 1935. He published The Binary Stars (1918) and New General Catalogue of Double Stars Within 120° of the North Pole (1932).
随便看	Nevadan orogeny Nevada, University of Nevado de Toluca National Park Nevado Illimani Neva River Nevele Pride Nevelson, Louise Nevers Nevers, Ernie Nevers faience Nevers glass figure Neville Chamberlain Neville's Cross, Battle of Nevil Maskelyne Nevil Shute Nevil Vincent Sidgwick Nevin, Ethelbert Woodbridge Nevin, John Williamson Nevinnomyssk Nevins, Allan Nevison, John Neviʾim nevus Nevşehir New Age movement