George Howard Darwin

English astronomer, mathematician (1845-1912) · Scientists · Died at 67

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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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1912Died7 December 1912Victoria MedalAward1911Copley MedalAward1892Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical SocietyAward1891Royal Society Bakerian MedalAward1884Royal MedalAward1879Fellow of the Royal SocietyAward1868Smith's PrizeAward1845Born9 July 1845

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Victoria Medal1912

Copley Medal1911

Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society1892

Royal Society Bakerian Medal1891

Royal Medal1884

Fellow of the Royal Society1879

Smith's Prize1868

Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi

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Scientists born in the 1840s 6

Osborne Reynolds55.2

Edward Aveling52.2

Otto Kuntze52.1 Richard Lydekker51.9

Ivan Puliui51.6

Adolf Mayer51.2

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