{"product_id":"the-scientific-papers-of-sir-george-darwin-periodic-orbits-and-miscellaneous-papers-paperback-9781108004473","title":"The Scientific Papers of Sir George Darwin; Periodic Orbits and Miscellaneous Papers (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108004473","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Scientific Papers of Sir George Darwin\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePeriodic Orbits and Miscellaneous Papers\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis volume of collected papers, published in 1911, covers periodic orbits and some miscellaneous topics.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGeorge Howard Darwin (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108004473, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 20 July 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e628 pages, 4 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e24.4 x 3.2 x 17 cm, 0.99 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSir 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). This volume of his collected papers covers periodic orbits and some miscellaneous papers, including two investigating the health statistics of the marriage of first cousins –  of interest to a member of a dynasty in which such marriages were common.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Periodic orbits: 1. Periodic orbits\u003cbr\u003e 2. On certain discontinuities connected with periodic orbits\u003cbr\u003e 3. On certain families of periodic orbits\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Tides: 4. The tides\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Miscellaneous Papers in Chronological Order: 5. On some proposed forms of slide-rule\u003cbr\u003e 6. An application of Peaucellier's cell\u003cbr\u003e 7. The mechanical description of equipotential lines\u003cbr\u003e 8. On a mechanical representation of the second elliptic integral\u003cbr\u003e 9. On maps of the world\u003cbr\u003e 10. A geometric puzzle\u003cbr\u003e 11. A geometric illustration of the potential of a distant centre of force\u003cbr\u003e 12. On graphical interpolation and integration\u003cbr\u003e 13. On a theorem in spherical harmonic analysis\u003cbr\u003e 14. On fallible measures of variable quantities, and on the treatment of meteorological observations\u003cbr\u003e 15. On the horizontal thrust of a mass of sand\u003cbr\u003e 16. On the formation of ripple-mark in sand\u003cbr\u003e 17. Note on Mr Davison's paper on the straining of the Earth's crust in cooling\u003cbr\u003e 18. On the mechanical conditions of a swarm of meteorites, and on theories of cosmogony\u003cbr\u003e 19. On the perturbation of a comet in the neighbourhood of a planet\u003cbr\u003e 20. The Eulerian notation of the Earth's axis\u003cbr\u003e 21. The analogy between Lesage's theory of gravitation and the repulsion of light\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Papers on Tides: 22. The tidal observations of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907\u003cbr\u003e 23. On a mistake in the instructions for the use of a certain apparatus in tidal reductions\u003cbr\u003e 24. Geological time\u003cbr\u003e 25. Presentation of the Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society to M. Henri Poincaré\u003cbr\u003e 26. Cosmical evolution\u003cbr\u003e Appendix: 27. Marriages between first cousins in England and their effects\u003cbr\u003e 28. Note on the marriages of first cousins\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Solar system: the Sun \u0026amp; planets [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Solar system: the Sun \u0026amp; planets\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Solar%20system:%20the%20Sun%20\u0026amp;%20planets%20%5BPGS%5D%22\"\u003ePGS\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006067233048,"sku":"9781108004473","price":49.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108004473i.jpg?v=1694867229","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-scientific-papers-of-sir-george-darwin-periodic-orbits-and-miscellaneous-papers-paperback-9781108004473","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}