• Adam Jack Aitken (19 June 1921 – 11 February 1998) was a Scottish lexicographer and leading scholar of the Scots language. Aitken was born on 19 June...
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  • delimiters. The Scottish vowel length rule (also known as Aitken's law after A. J. Aitken, the Scottish linguist who formulated it) describes how vowel...
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    William Maxwell Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook PC, ONB (25 May 1879 – 9 June 1964), was a Canadian-British newspaper publisher and backstage politician...
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  • Jonathan William Patrick Aitken (born 30 August 1942) is a British author, Church of England priest and former Conservative Party politician. Beginning...
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  • Martin Jim Aitken FRS (11 March 1922 – 13 June 2017) was a British archaeometrist. Aitken was born in Stamford, Lincolnshire, and studied physics at Wadham...
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    Alexander Craig "Alec" Aitken FRS FRSE FRSL FRSNZ (1 April 1895 – 3 November 1967) was one of New Zealand's most eminent mathematicians. In a 1935 paper he introduced...
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    6 October 2020. Aitken, A. J. (1992). The Oxford Companion to the English Language. Oxford University Press. p. 894. Stuart-Smith, J. (2008). "Scottish...
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  • Abbi Aitken-Drummond (born 1991), Scottish cricketer A.J. Aitken, Scottish lexicographer Alexander Aitken, New Zealand mathematician Andrew Aitken, one...
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    The South Pole–Aitken basin (SPA Basin, /ˈeɪtkɪn/) is an immense impact crater on the far side of the Moon. At roughly 2,500 km (1,600 mi) in diameter...
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  • Scotland.". In A. J. Aitken; T. McArthur (eds.). Languages of Scotland. Edinburgh: Chambers. pp. 65–84. Aitken, A. J. (1979) "Scottish speech: a historical...
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  • Donald J. Aitken (born c. 1945) is a Canadian curler from Montreal. He was the second of the 1977 Brier Champion team, representing Quebec. He is a member...
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    James Spencer Matthews (born 21 August 1975) is a British former professional racing driver, hedge fund manager, and heir to the Scottish feudal title...
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    University Press. ISBN 978-0-7486-1234-5., p. 336 J. Derrick McClure Scots its range of Uses in A. J. Aitken, Tom McArthur, Languages of Scotland, W. and R...
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  • of the first OED Supplement (1933). Craigie was followed by Professor A. J. Aitken, who endorsed Craigie's principles, but he was nonetheless aware that...
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    Janet Gladys Aitken (later Campbell, Montagu, and Kidd; 9 July 1908 – 18 November 1988) was a Canadian-British aristocrat and socialite. The daughter of...
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  • [...]" Aitken's law describes how vowel length in Scots and Scottish English is conditioned by environment. Named for Professor A. J. Aitken, who formulated...
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    John William Maxwell Aitken, 2nd Baronet, DSO, DFC (15 February 1910 – 30 April 1985), briefly 2nd Baron Beaverbrook in 1964, was a Canadian-British fighter...
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  • Jane Aitken (1764–1832) was an American printer and publisher known for printing Charles Thomson's translation of the Septuagint into English, as well...
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    construction of the Richard J. Currie Center (sic) in 2011. The arena hosted the University Cup in 2003, 2004, 2011, and 2012. The Aitken Centre was also the...
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    2112/04-0406.1. S2CID 140738136. Waikiki sand Thermoluminescence dating by M. J. Aitken, ISBN 0-12-046381-4 The Dating Game, Scientific American, June 11, 2001...
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    Daily Post. 24 October 1907. "A Short History of Radio", Winter 2003–2004 (FCC.gov) The Continuous Wave by Hugh G. J. Aitken, 1985, p. 50. Fessenden, Helen...
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    Robert Grant Aitken (December 31, 1864 – October 29, 1951) was an American astronomer. Robert Grant Aitken was born in Jackson, California, to Scottish...
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  • Biography, Vol. 5 (London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1886), at WikiSource A. J. Aitken, "Craigie, Sir William Alexander", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography...
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    John Aitken, FRS, FRSE LLD (18 September 1839 – 14 November 1919) was a Scottish meteorologist, physicist and marine engineer. He was one of the founders...
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  • Robert John Aitken (born 4 September 1947) is an Anglo-Australian reproductive biologist, widely known for identifying oxidative stress as a significant...
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  • Michael James Aitken is a New Zealand author who specializes in the area of security market microstructure and design. He is listed among the top 1000...
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    ISBN 978-0-8014-1622-4. JSTOR 10.7591/j.ctvr7f40n. Aitken, pp. 399–400. Hetzel, p. 92. Aitken, p. 395. USPS, Periodicals postage. Aitken, pp. 397–398. Rinde, Meir...
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    School. Cowan has a B.A. in zoology from Barnard College, an M.A. in history from the University of California at Berkeley, and a Ph.D. in the history...
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  • volleyball player A. J. Wood (born 1973), American soccer player A. J. Wynder (born 1964), American basketball player and coach A. J. Aitken (1921–1998), Scottish...
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  • William Aitken (September 9, 1889 – July 22, 1961) was a Scottish-American architect. Born in Glasgow, he attended school in Scotland before emigrating...
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