John Aitken

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Scottish meteorologist, physicist and marine engineer (1839-1919)

ScientistsLived 1839 to 1919 · aged 80

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John Aitken, FRS, FRSE LLD was a Scottish meteorologist, physicist and marine engineer. He was one of the founders of cloud physics and aerosol science, who built the first apparatus to measure the number of dust and fog particles in the atmosphere, a koniscope.

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1917Royal Medal

1893Gunning Victoria Jubilee Prize

1883Keith Medal

1875Fellow of the Royal Society

1875Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

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John Aitken

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