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Sir George Howard Darwin, KCB FRS (9 July 1845 – 7 December 1912) was an English astronomer and mathematician. He was born at Down House in Kent. His father was Charles Darwin (a famous biologist). His mother was Emma Darwin (Charles's wife). He worked at Cambridge University
George Darwin fue un astrónomo británico, hijo del naturalista Charles Darwin. Hizo estudios sobre la fuente de energía del Sol, la forma esférica de fluidos en rotación, el problema restringido de tres cuerpos y el origen de la Luna. En 1892, ganó la medalla de oro de la Real Sociedad Astronómica de Londres, organización de la que fue más tarde presidente.
George Howard Darwin (født 9. juli 1845 i Down House, Kent, død 7. december 1912) var en engelsk matematiker og astronom.Han var søn af Charles Darwin.. Darwin studerede i Cambridge, hvor han 1868 blev Fellow of Trinity College.Han gik derpå til London for at studere jura, men vendte 1873 tilbage til Cambridge for at genoptage sine matematiske og astronomiske studier og blev 1883 professor ...
9 de julio de 1845. Kent Inglaterra. Fallecimiento. 7 de diciembre de 1912. Cambridge Inglaterra. George Howard Darwin. Astrónomo y matemático británico. Hijo de Charles Darwin. Realizó importantes trabajos acerca de la teoría de las mareas, que aplicó a un modelo de origen del sistema solar hoy en día desestimado.
George Howard, the fifth child of Charles and Emma Darwin, was born at Down July 9th, 1845. Why he was christened George, I cannot say. It was one of the facts on which we founded a theory that our parents lost their presence of mind at the font and gave us names for which there was neither the excuse of tradition nor of preference on their own part.
George Darwin, segon fill de Charles Darwin, va estudiar a l'escola de Clapham i al Trinity College (Cambridge), on es va graduar el 1868, sota la tutoria d' Edward John Routh. Aquest mateix any va passar a ser fellow del Trinity College, fins que el 1874 va començar a exercir com advocat a Londres. Però va retornar a la ciència.
9 de jul. de 2018 · George Howard Darwin, an English astronomer, was born July 9, 1845. George was the most successful scientific scion of Charles and Emma Darwin, although he chose astronomy for his profession, rather than the natural sciences. In 1878, George made a surprising contribution to theories of the origin of the moon.
