George Howard Darwin
Sign in to saveEnglish astronomer, mathematician (1845–1912)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1845-07-09
- Died
- 1912-12-07
- Works
- 5
Top works
- 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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5 total works indexed
- A short history of<i>SHELX</i>
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- Bias in meta-analysis detected by a simple, graphical test
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- Crystal structure refinement with<i>SHELXL</i>
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- <i>OLEX2</i>: a complete structure solution, refinement and analysis program
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- <i>SHELXT</i>– Integrated space-group and crystal-structure determination
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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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Key dates
- Born
- 9 July 1845
- Died
- 7 December 1912
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Howard
- Family name
- Darwin
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Down House
- Father
- Charles Darwin
- Mother
- Emma Darwin
- Occupation
- geophysicist
Article
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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1845 births1912 deaths19th-century English astronomers19th-century English mathematicians20th-century English astronomersAlumni of St John's College, CambridgeAlumni of Trinity College, CambridgeBritish fellows of the Royal SocietyCorresponding members of the Saint Petersburg Academy of SciencesDarwin–Wedgwood familyEnglish eugenicistsFellows of Trinity College, Cambridge