Dr John Aitken papers
Primary maker
John Aitken
Production date
1890s-1919
Description
Biography compiled by W T Johnson, 1998. Account Books, plans of Ardenlea, inventories of household effects, papers re royal medal;
charitable legacies and trusts; will, accounts, calculations;
Object detail
He did his experiments mostly on equipment he made and designed himself, in the laboratory in his home. He conducted experiments on the condensation of atmospheric water vapour, and discovered microscopic particles, which are now named Aitken nuclei. Work published in the journals of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. According to a letter from the Science Museum asking about him, he was a fellow of the Royal Society, corresponded with Lord Kelvin on scientific matters, and was published in Nature.
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