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Sir George Darwin (1845-1912) was the second son and fifth child of Charles Darwin. After studying mathematics at Cambridge he read for the Bar, but soon returned to science and to Cambridge, where in 1883 he was appointed Plumian Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy. His family home is now the location of Darwin College. His work was concerned primarily with the effect of the sun and moon on tidal forces on Earth, and with the theoretical cosmogony which evolved from practical observation: he formulated the fission theory of the formation of the moon (that the moon was formed from still-molten matter pulled away from the Earth by solar tides). He also developed a theory of evolution for the Sun-Earth-Moon system based on mathematical analysis in geophysical theory. This volume of his collected papers covers tidal friction and cosmogony.
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- Author
- George Howard Darwin
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press [publisher not identified
- Published
- 2009
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781108004459
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Science, Astronomy, Physics
Other editions & translations
- The Scientific Papers of Sir George Darwin : Figures of Equilibrium of Rotating Liquid and Geophysical Investigations. Volume 3 (2009)
- The Scientific Papers of Sir George Darwin : Periodic Orbits and Miscellaneous Papers. Volume 4 (2009)
- The Scientific Papers of Sir George Darwin Tidal Friction and Cosmogony : Volume 2 (2009)
- The Scientific Papers of Sir George Darwin : Oceanic Tides and Lunar Disturbance of Gravity. Volume 1 (2009)
- The Scientific Papers of Sir George Darwin: Figures of Equilibrium of Rotating Liquid and Geophysical Investigations (Cambridge Library Collection - Physical Sc (2009)
- The Scientific Papers of Sir G. Darwin [V. 3 - Figs of Equilib... ] (2009)
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