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Sir George Darwin (born July 9, 1845, Downe, Kent, England—died December 7, 1912, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire) was an English astronomer who championed the theory that the Moon was once part of the Earth, until it was pulled free to form a satellite. The second son of the eminent naturalist Charles Darwin, he became Plumian professor of ...
Sir George Howard (Q7260718) From Wikidata. Jump to navigation Jump to search. Member of the Parliament of England, brother of King Henry VIII's queen Catherine Howard.
Field Marshal Sir George Howard PC KB (17 June 1718 – 16 July 1796) was a British military officer. Born the son of Thomas Howard and his wife Mary, Howard was commissioned into his father's regiment (later the 24th Regiment of Foot) in 1725.[1] He commanded the 3rd Regiment of Foot at the Battle of Fontenoy during the War of the Austrian Succession.[1] He fought at the Battle of Falkirk and ...
Sir George Howard primary name: Howard, George Details individual; British; Male. Life dates 1718-1796. Biography Army officer and politician. Bibliography ODNB. 15 ...
FM Sir George Howard KB (17 Jun 1718 - 16 Jul 1796) 0 references . Sitelinks. Wikipedia (6 entries) edit. cswiki George Howard; enwiki George Howard (British Army ...
Biography. Lord Edmund Howard, third son of Thomas, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, was a spendthrift who soon dissipated his wife’s lands in Kent and Hampshire and fled abroad to avoid his creditors, leaving his numerous children to be brought up by relatives. Like his sister the future Queen Catherine, George Howard may therefore have spent his early ...
Sir George Howard Darwin was the second son of Charles Darwin. He was appointed Plumian Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy at Cambridge University in 1883. His principal work was on the subject of tides, on which he became the leading authority, and on other physical questions connected with the relation of the earth and moon.
