
The Scientific Papers of Sir George Darwin 5 Volume Paperback Set
George Howard Darwin(Author)
Cambridge University Press
Published on 24. September 2009
Book
2283 pages
978-1-108-00449-7 (ISBN)
Description
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 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. These five volumes of collected papers are arranged by topic, and respectively cover oceanic tides and lunar disturbances of gravity, tidal friction and cosmogony, figures of equilibrium of rotating liquid and geophysical investigations, periodic orbits, and miscelleneous papers including his inaugural lecture, his lectures on George W. Hill's lunar theory, and a biographical memoir by his brother Sir Francis Darwin.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 171 mm
Thickness: 124 mm
Weight
3820 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-108-00449-7 (9781108004497)
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Content
Part I. Oceanic tides; Part II. The lunar disturbance of gravity; Part I. Periodic orbits; Part II. The tides; Part III. Miscellaneous papers in chronological order; Part IV. Papers on tides.