Aitken
[eyt-kuh n]
- Robert Grant,1864–1951, U.S. astronomer.
- William Maxwell. Beaverbrook, William Maxwell Aitken.
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Aitken smoked in silence for a time; then he said, 'I'll tell you another thing.
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The talk with Aitken had given Tam an inkling of my thoughts.
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I told him frankly what Aitken had said, and I also told him about the espionage.
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I cursed myself for not writing to Aitken at Lourenco Marques weeks before.
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I gave a great shout, for in the men I recognized Aitken and the schoolmaster Wardlaw.
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Aitken
- Robert Grant. 1864–1951, US astronomer who discovered over three thousand double stars
- William MaxwellSee Beaverbrook
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