E. J. Aiton

808 total citations
38 papers, 220 citations indexed

About

E. J. Aiton is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, History and Philosophy of Science and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, E. J. Aiton has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 220 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 10 papers in History and Philosophy of Science and 7 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in E. J. Aiton's work include Historical Astronomy and Related Studies (12 papers), Historical Philosophy and Science (9 papers) and History and Theory of Mathematics (7 papers). E. J. Aiton is often cited by papers focused on Historical Astronomy and Related Studies (12 papers), Historical Philosophy and Science (9 papers) and History and Theory of Mathematics (7 papers). E. J. Aiton collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Slovakia and United States. E. J. Aiton's co-authors include Donald Goldsmith and Johannes Kepler and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Physics, Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A and Isis.

In The Last Decade

E. J. Aiton

32 papers receiving 157 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
E. J. Aiton United Kingdom 8 102 86 40 37 27 38 220
G. J. Toomer United States 10 65 0.6× 168 2.0× 52 1.3× 62 1.7× 50 1.9× 28 342
N. M. Swerdlow United States 9 100 1.0× 150 1.7× 53 1.3× 15 0.4× 33 1.2× 64 285
Stanley L. Jaki United States 9 66 0.6× 76 0.9× 12 0.3× 3 0.1× 43 1.6× 56 248
Henry Guerlac United States 10 151 1.5× 22 0.3× 42 1.1× 8 0.2× 15 0.6× 41 287
E. S. Kennedy Lebanon 9 98 1.0× 297 3.5× 27 0.7× 41 1.1× 53 2.0× 61 371
George Sarton United States 9 56 0.5× 22 0.3× 29 0.7× 12 0.3× 25 0.9× 47 233
Wilbur R. Knorr United States 10 103 1.0× 68 0.8× 150 3.8× 244 6.6× 99 3.7× 55 438
Hubert L. L. Busard Malaysia 9 37 0.4× 19 0.2× 49 1.2× 83 2.2× 33 1.2× 24 174
Robert DiSalle Canada 8 162 1.6× 116 1.3× 13 0.3× 56 1.5× 27 1.0× 20 244
Jan P. Hogendijk Netherlands 8 24 0.2× 70 0.8× 25 0.6× 59 1.6× 35 1.3× 43 164

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Fields of papers citing papers by E. J. Aiton

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of E. J. Aiton

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Aiton, E. J.. (1989). The contributions of Isaac Newton, Johann Bernoulli and Jakob Hermann to the inverse problem of central forces. 6 indexed citations
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Aiton, E. J.. (1989). The Cartesian vortex theory.. 207–221. 3 indexed citations
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Aiton, E. J.. (1988). Polygons and Parabolas: Some Problems Concerning the Dynamics of Planetary Orbits*. Centaurus. 31(3). 207–221. 9 indexed citations
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Kepler, Johannes & E. J. Aiton. (1981). The secret of the universe = Mysterium cosmographicum.
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Aiton, E. J.. (1981). An unpublished letter of Leibniz to Sloane. Annals of Science. 38(1). 103–107. 3 indexed citations
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Aiton, E. J.. (1975). How Kepler discovered the elliptical orbit. The Mathematical Gazette. 59(410). 250–260. 3 indexed citations
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Aiton, E. J.. (1975). Infinitesimals and the area law.. 585–586. 6 indexed citations
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Aiton, E. J.. (1972). Leibniz on motion in a resisting medium. Archive for History of Exact Sciences. 9(3). 257–274. 3 indexed citations
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Aiton, E. J.. (1971). Essay Review: The Concept of Force: Force in Newton's Physics. History of Science. 10(1). 88–102. 1 indexed citations
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Aiton, E. J.. (1970). Ioannes Marcus Marci (1595–1667). Annals of Science. 26(2). 153–164. 3 indexed citations
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Aiton, E. J.. (1969). Kepler's Second Law of Planetary Motion. Isis. 60(1). 75–90. 22 indexed citations
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Aiton, E. J.. (1962). The celestial mechanics of Leibniz in the light of Newtonian criticism. Annals of Science. 18(1). 31–41. 6 indexed citations
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Aiton, E. J.. (1960). The celestial mechanics of Leibniz. Annals of Science. 16(2). 65–82. 7 indexed citations
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Aiton, E. J.. (1959). The Cartesian theory of gravity. Annals of Science. 15(1). 27–49. 2 indexed citations
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Aiton, E. J.. (1958). The vortex theory of the planetary motions—III. Annals of Science. 14(3). 157–172.
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Aiton, E. J.. (1957). The vortex theory of the planetary motions—I. Annals of Science. 13(4). 249–264. 3 indexed citations
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Aiton, E. J.. (1955). Descartes's theory of the tides. Annals of Science. 11(4). 337–348. 1 indexed citations
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Aiton, E. J.. (1955). The contributions of Newton, Bernoulli and Euler to the theory of the tides. Annals of Science. 11(3). 206–223. 6 indexed citations
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Aiton, E. J.. (1954). Galileo's theory of the tides. Annals of Science. 10(1). 44–57. 6 indexed citations

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