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George Howard Darwin
| English astronomer and mathematician Date of Birth: Country: Great Britain |
Content:
- Early Life and Education
- Academic Pursuits at Cambridge
- Birth of the Moon
- Professorship and Honors
- Research Areas
- Celestial mechanics
- Legacy
Early Life and Education
George Howard Darwin was born in Downe, Kent, England, on July 9, He was the second son and fifth child of celebrated naturalist Charles Robert Darwin and Emma Wedgwood.
George's early education took place at home under the tutelage of a governess. In , he enrolled at the mathematical and science-oriented Clapham Grammar School.
Academic Pursuits at Cambridge
In , George entered Trinity College, Cambridge, to study mathematics.
He graduated with honors in and became a Fellow of Trinity College in While at Cambridge, he befriended the Balfour brothers, Arthur, Gerald, and Frank, and Lord Rayleigh.
Birth of the Moon
In the s, Darwin developed a fascination with the Earth's geological st