And named it the George Darwin Lectureship in Darwin's honour
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George Howard Darwin
Sir George Howard Darwin 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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science · English barrister and astronomer (1845–1912) · mathematician · astronomer · geophysicist · also George Howard Darwin, George Darwin, Sir George Howard Darwin, G. H. Darwin, George H. Darwin, Darwin
Born 9 July 1845 · Died 7 December 1912 · Q325016
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1912· 3 entries
Died 1912-12-07.
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Won Victoria Medal (1912).
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On the character of pure and applied mathematics
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1911· 1 entry
Won Copley Medal (1911).
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1909· 1 entry
Awarded Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi (1909).
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1899· 1 entry
Career landmark: President of the Royal Astronomical Society (1899–1900).
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1896· 1 entry
“Evolution or creation; a critical review of the scientific and scriptural theories of creation and certain related subjects”
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1892· 1 entry
Won Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1892).
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1891· 1 entry
Won Royal Society Bakerian Medal (1891).
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1885· 1 entry
Collaborated with Andrew Wilson Baird to produce a definitive "Report on the Harmonic Analysis of Tidal Observations" for the British Association, a work that utilised Baird's extensive field data from the Survey of I
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1884· 1 entry
Won Royal Medal (1884).
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1883· 2 entries
Darwin became Plumian Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy at the University of Cambridge
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Career landmark: Plumian Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy (1883–1912).
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1879· 2 entries
Awarded Fellow of the Royal Society (1879).
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Was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society and won their Royal Medal in 1884 and their Copley Medal in 1911
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1871· 1 entry
Studied at University of Cambridge, Doctor (1871).
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1868· 3 entries
Awarded Smith's Prize (1868).
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Studied at Trinity College (1864–1868).
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(as second wrangler), when he was also placed second for the Smith's Prize and was appointed to a college fellowship
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1865· 1 entry
“I sometimes think that general and popular treatises are almost as important for the progress of science as original work”
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1863· 1 entry
Though he soon moved to Trinity College, where his tutor was Edward John Routh
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1862· 1 entry
“The Facts and Fancies of Mr. Darwin”
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1851· 1 entry
That his and Emma's union may have been a mistake from a biological perspective
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1845· 1 entry
Born 1845-07-09.
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