Aitken

[ eyt-kuh n ]

/ ˈeɪt kən /

Robert Grant,1864–1951, U.S. astronomer.

William Maxwell. Beaverbrook, William Maxwell Aitken.

Example sentences from the Web for aitken

Fleming made the right choice: No actor could find heat in “Aitken … Harry Aitken.”

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And inside the lavish 900-person dinner, the art continued: Aitken was the unseen master of ceremonies behind the event.

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Mr. Aitken, De Foe's latest editor, doubts the Southerne story altogether.

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Dr. Aitken has shown us this in many of his discoveries which have revolutionised a branch of meteorology.

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In 1848, an exhibition of Birmingham manufactures was projected: the idea, I believe, originating with the late Mr. Aitken.

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The other test, that of Mr. Aitken, depends on the condensation of steam.

Scientific American Supplement, No. 443, June 28, 1884 |Various
I told him frankly what Aitken had said, and I also told him about the espionage.

Prester John |John Buchan

Aitken

/ (ˈeɪtkɪn) /

Robert Grant. 1864–1951, US astronomer who discovered over three thousand double stars

William Maxwell See Beaverbrook