Sir George Howard Darwin, F.R.S. (July 9, 1845 – Cambridge, December 7, 1912 ^[1]) was an English astronomer and mathematician, the second son and fifth child of Charles and Emma Darwin. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 442 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1000 × 1356 pixels, file size: 204 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Image of Sir George Howard Darwin, located at http://www. ... is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Down House, photo by Richard Carter Down House is the former home of the English naturalist Charles Darwin and his family. ... Downe is a village in the London Borough of Bromley, England. ... For other uses, see Kent (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... is the 341st day of the year (342nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... This article is about the city in England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... The Fellowship of the Royal Society was founded in 1660. ... is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the city in England. ... is the 341st day of the year (342nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Galileo is often referred to as the Father of Modern Astronomy. ... Leonhard Euler, considered one of the greatest mathematicians of all time A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study and research is the field of mathematics. ... For other people of the same surname, and places and things named after Charles Darwin, see Darwin. ... Emma Darwin Emma Darwin (née Wedgwood, 2 May 1808–7 October 1896) was the wife and cousin of the English naturalist Charles Darwin and mother to their ten children. ...

He was born at Down House. He studied under Charles Pritchard, went on to study at Trinity College Cambridge, where his tutor was Edward John Routh, was admitted to the bar, but returned to science. In 1883 he became Plumian Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy at the University of Cambridge. Down House, photo by Richard Carter Down House is the former home of the English naturalist Charles Darwin and his family. ... Charles Pritchard (February 29, 1808 – May 28, 1893) was a British astronomer. ... Full name The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity Motto Virtus vera nobilitas Virtue is true Nobility Named after The Holy Trinity Previous names King’s Hall and Michaelhouse (until merged in 1546) Established 1546 Sister College(s) Christ Church Master The Lord Rees of Ludlow Location Trinity Street... The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University), located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world and has a reputation as one of the worlds most prestigious universities. ... Edward John Routh (1831-1907) was a British mathematician, noted as the outstanding coach of students preparing for the Mathematical Tripos examination of the University of Cambridge in its heyday in the middle of the nineteenth century. ... Year 1883 (MDCCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The Plumian chair of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy is one of the two major Professorships in Astronomy at Cambridge University, alongside the Lowndean Professorship. ... The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University), located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world and has a reputation as one of the worlds most prestigious universities. ...

He studied tidal forces involving the Sun, Moon, and Earth, and formulated the fission theory of Moon formation. ^[2] The tidal force is a secondary effect of the force of gravity and is responsible for the tides. ... Sol redirects here. ... This article is about Earths moon. ... This article is about Earth as a planet. ... This article is about Earths moon. ...

He won the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1892, and also later served as president of that organization. Gold Medal awarded to Asaph Hall The Gold Medal is the highest award of the Royal Astronomical Society. ... Year 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

Darwin married Martha (Maud) du Puy of Philadelphia. They had two sons and two daughters: For other uses, see Philadelphia (disambiguation) and Philly. ...

• Gwen Raverat (1885-1957), artist.
• Charles Galton Darwin (1887-1962), physicist.
• Margaret Elizabeth Darwin (1890-1974), married Sir Geoffrey Keynes.
• William Robert Darwin (1894-1970)

Gwendoline Gwen Darwin (1885-1957) was a celebrated English wood engraving artist who co-founded the Society of Wood Engravers in England. ... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... Sir Charles Galton Darwin. ... 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar). ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... A Second World War era photograph showing Keynes (right) with surgeons Max Page and Col. ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

References

1. ^ GRO Register of Deaths: DEC 1912 3b 552 CAMBRIDGE - George H. Darwin, aged 67
2. ^ Britannica.com: Sir George Darwin

Works by G. H. Darwin

• The tides and kindred phenomena in the solar system (Boston, Houghton, 1899)
• Problems connected with the tides of a viscous spheroid (London, Harrison and Sons, 1879-1882)
• Scientific papers (Volume 1): Oceanic tides and lunar disturbances of gravity (Cambridge : University Press, 1907)
• Scientific papers (Volume 2): Tidal friction and cosmogony. (Cambridge : University Press, 1908)
• Scientific papers (Volume 3): Figures of equilibrium of rotating liquid and geophysical investigations. (Cambridge : University Press, 1908)
• Scientific papers (Volume 4): Periodic orbits and miscellaneous papers. (Cambridge : University Press, 1911)
• Scientific papers (Volume 5) Supplementary volume, containing biographical memoirs by Sir Francis Darwin and Professor E. W. Brown, lectures on Hill's lunar theory, etc... (Cambridge : University Press, 1916)

External links

• O'Connor, John J; Edmund F. Robertson "George Darwin". MacTutor History of Mathematics archive.  
• "The Genesis of Double Stars" - by George Darwin, from A.C. Seward's Darwin and Modern Science (1909).
• details of correspondence