In 1893 Francis William Aston began his university studies at Mason College (later part of the University of Birmingham) where he was taught physics by John Henry Poynting and chemistry by Frankland and Tilden.
1893 huet de Francis William Aston säi Studium am Mason College (herno een Deel vun der University of Birmingham) ugefaangen, wou hie Physik beim John Henry Poynting a Chimie beim Frankland an Tilden studéiert huet.