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Also known as George Darwin, Sir George Howard Darwin, G. H. Darwin, George H. Darwin, Xhorxh Honard Darvin

English astronomer, mathematician (1845–1912)

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  • On monuments to Cambridge men at the University of Padua
  • Scientific Papers; Volume 2
  • Scientific Papers of Sir George Darwin : Volume 5
  • Scientific Papers of Sir George Darwin
  • The Tides and Kindred Phenomena in the Solar System; the Substance of Lectures Delivered in 1897 at the Lowell Institute, Boston, Massachusetts

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Key facts

Born
George Howard Darwin , ( 1845-07-09 ) 9 July 1845, Down House , Downe , Kent, England
Died
7 December 1912 (1912-12-07) (aged 67), Cambridge , England
Alma mater
St John's College, Cambridge , Trinity College, Cambridge
Known for
Darwin symbols
Spouse
Martha (Maud) du Puy ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1884 ) ​
Children
5, including Gwen and , Charles Galton
Parent s
Charles Darwin , Emma Wedgwood
Awards
Smith's Prize (1868), The William Hopkins Prize (1879), Royal Medal (1884), Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1892), Copley Medal (1911)
Fields
Astronomy and mathematics
Academic advisors
Edward John Routh
Notable students
Ernest William Brown , E. T. Whittaker

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Encyclopedic overview

Sir George Howard Darwin (9 July 1845 – 7 December 1912) was an English barrister and astronomer, the second son and fifth child of Charles Darwin and Emma Darwin. He is known for the harmonic analysis of the theory of tides as well as the discredited fission theory of the origin of the Moon. The Darwin symbols for tides are named after him.

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