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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Who was born first?

• George Howard Darwin and Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran were born the same year
• George Howard Darwin and Zygmunt Wróblewski were born the same year
• George Howard Darwin and Félix Tisserand were born the same year
• George Howard Darwin and William Kingdon Clifford were born the same year
• George Howard Darwin and Wilhelm Röntgen were born the same year

Timeline

1. Charles Louis Alphonse LaveranJune 18, 1845 – May 18, 1922
2. Félix TisserandJanuary 13, 1845 – October 20, 1896
3. George Howard Darwin (this page)July 9, 1845 – December 7, 1912
4. Wilhelm RöntgenMarch 27, 1845 – February 10, 1923
5. William Kingdon CliffordMay 4, 1845 – March 3, 1879
6. Zygmunt WróblewskiOctober 28, 1845 – April 16, 1888

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• Marie CurieNovember 7, 1867 – July 4, 1934
• Nicolaus CopernicusFebruary 19, 1473 – May 24, 1543
• Louis PasteurDecember 27, 1822 – September 28, 1895
• Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizJune 21, 1646 – November 14, 1716