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Note for:   George Howard Darwin,   9 JUL 1845 - 7 DEC 1912          Index

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George Darwin was a son of Charles Darwin. In 1883 he became Plumian profe ssor of astronomy and experimental philosophy at Cambridge University.

He studied tidal effects on the planets. In particular, using methods intr oduced by Laplace and Thomson, he discussed the effects of tidal acti on on the Sun-Earth-Moon system. One of his theories, namely that the Mo on was pulled from a molten Earth early in its history by tidal acti on of the Sun, is now considered incorrect.

Darwin made a major study of the three-body problem in the case of the orb its of the Sun-Earth-Moon system. He also studied the stability of rotati ng fluids, again motivated by his interest in the Moon being formed in flu id form from a molten Earth. His conclusions that a pear shaped rotating m ass is stable is today thought to be incorrect.

Despite the fact that we do not accept Darwin's conclusions today, he is i mportant in being the first to apply mathematical techniques to study t he evolution of the Sun-Earth-Moon system.


Article by: J J O'Connor and E F Robertson

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Note for:   John Lewis Fernandez,   ABT 1785 - 1864          Index

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Occupation:   
     Date:   1861
     Place:   School Master

Individual note:   
Possibly this is the John Fernandez who worked with the missionary, Willi am Carey, in Calcutta.

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Note for:   Mary Gwendolen Ellery Read,   21 NOV 1903 - 7 MAY 1994          Index

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Gwendolen 1996 SY4
1996-09-25 by G. C. L. Aikman at Victoria
Named in honour of Mary Gwendolen Ellery Read Aikman (b. 1903, d. 1994 ), an inspiring educator and mother of the discoverer.
MPC 41938

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Note for:   Alfred John Patrick Farina,   24 OCT 1836 - 13 JAN 1914          Index

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Occupation:   
     Date:   1869
     Place:   Navy - Spanish Service
Burial:   
     Date:   17 JAN 1914
     Place:   Elswick Cemetery, Newcastle upon Tyn

Individual note:   
Dwelling:55 Westmorland Rd
Census Place:Elswick, Northumberland, England
Source:FHL Film 1342218 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 5051 Folio 34 Pa ge 7
MarrAgeSexBirthplace
Alfred J. FARINAM44 MLondon, Middlesex, England
Rel:Head
Occ:Consulting Engineer & Surveyor
Clara G. FARINAM31 FIreland
Rel:Wife
Rosa G. FARINAU6 FNewcastle On Tyne
Rel:Dau
Edith C. FARINAU2 FNewcastle On Tyne
Rel:Dau
Charl.M. FARINAU1 FNewcastle On Tyne
Rel:Dau
Alf.Chas. FARINAU5 mMNewcastle On Tyne
Rel:Son
Margt. COLLPITSU28 FHexham, Northumberland, England
Rel:Servant
Occ:Cook Domestic Servant
Rebecca BURNSU24 FSunderland, Durham, England
Rel:Servant
Occ:Nurse Domestic Servant
Mary PASCOU15 FBackworth, Northumberland, England
Rel:Servant
Occ:Housemaid Domestic Servant

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Note for:   Arthur Herbert Cocks,   18 APR 1819 - 29 AUG 1881          Index

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Cocks, Albert Herbert
Abode: Whitbourne Court
Son: Herbert Haldane Somes-Cocks
Daughter: Frances Rhonda Cocks
m. Edward Wallace Evans
Source: Montgomeryshire Collections
Volume 19

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Note for:   Henry Moses,   1782 - 1870          Index

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Occupation:   
     Place:   Artist and engraver

Individual note:   
Henry Moses (1782-1870), engraver, enjoyed a great reputation for his outl ine plates, distinguished for their purity and correctness. His art was pa rticularly suited to the representation of sculpture and antiquities, the se being his chief endeavors throughout his career

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Note for:   Edmund Cotterill,   ABT 1772 - 1815         Index

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Occupation:   
     Date:   1781
     Place:   sales man commerce, Listed in Bailey's Northern Directory

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