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Sir George Howard Darwin, F.R.S. war ein britischer Astronom und Mathematiker. Er war das fünfte Kind von Charles Darwin. Er ist bekannt für seine Theorie, dass der Mond einst Teil der Erde gewesen sein soll.
Sir George Howard Darwin, KCB FRS FRSE (9 July 1845 – 7 December 1912) was an English barrister and astronomer, the second son and fifth child of Charles Darwin and Emma Darwin.
Sir George Darwin was an English astronomer who championed the theory that the Moon was once part of the Earth, until it was pulled free to form a satellite. The second son of the eminent naturalist Charles Darwin, he became Plumian professor of astronomy and experimental philosophy at Cambridge.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
13. Mai 2024 · Sir George Howard Darwin, F.R.S. (* 9. Juli 1845 in Down, Kent; † 7. Dezember 1912 in Cambridge, England) war ein britischer Astronom und Mathematiker. Er war das fünfte Kind (zweiter Sohn) von Charles Darwin.
9. Juli 2011 · George Howard Darwin. Quick Info. Born. 9 July 1845. Downe, Kent, England. Died. 7 December 1912. Cambridge, England. Summary. George Darwin was an English mathematician who was a son of Charles Darwin and studied the three-body-problem. View five larger pictures. Biography. George Darwin was the second son of Emma Wedgwood and Charles Darwin.
11. Juli 2022 · Learn about the life and work of George Howard Darwin, Charles Darwin's second child and twice president of the Cambridge Philosophical Society. Find out how he communicated complex theories to public audiences in his Lowell Lectures and his book The Tides and Kindred Phenomena of the Solar System.
Concentrating on George Howard Darwin (1845–1912), Plumian Professor of Astronomy who purchased Newnham Grange, now Darwin College, in 1885, this talk gives a new account of Darwin’s scientific work through examining his attempts to adapt this for broader audiences.
