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Charles Darwin and Emma Darwin. Sir Horace Darwin, KBE FRS (13 May 1851 – 22 September 1928) was an English engineer specializing in the design and manufacture of precision scientific instruments. He was a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge .
The Company was responsible for the manufacture of many commercial scientific instruments including, ‘Prof J. A. Ewing’s Seismograph’ in 1891, and in 1910 ‘Darwin’s crack extensometers for St Paul’s Cathedral’. Horace Darwin was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1903.
Biography. Sir Horace Darwin (1851-1928), knight, civil engineer and founder of the Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company, was born at Downe, Kent, on 13 May 1851, the ninth child of Charles Robert Darwin and his wife, Emma. He was tutored at home, and after gaining his BA degree at Trinity College, Cambridge in 1874 (with the accolade of ...
Horace Darwin. Horace Darwin (1851–1928) and Ida Darwin (1854–1946) had the following children: Nora Darwin, married Sir Alan Barlow . Ruth Darwin. Erasmus Darwin. He is buried at the Parish of the Ascension Burial Ground in Cambridge, with his wife. His brother Sir Francis Darwin is interred in the same graveyard.
17 de ene. de 2016 · Horace, Darwin's youngest son, passed his first examination at Cambridge University in December, and planned to study mathematics and science. In his letter of congratulations, Darwin became philosophical: I have been speculating last night what makes a man a discoverer of undiscovered things . . .
Sir Horace Darwin 1851 - 1928. occupation: Civil engineer, Scientific instruments manufacturer. Nationality: British; English. born in: Downe, Bromley, Greater London, England, United Kingdom.
Details. Title: A photograph of Horace Darwin on the Sandwalk. Creator: Leonard Darwin. Date Created: c.1887. Location: Down House. Type: Photograph. Original Source: DOWN HOUSE, ENGLISH...
