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Darwin, Sir George Howard, (1845-1912), Knight, mathematician and astronomer

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Surname: Darwin
Pretitle: Sir
Forenames: George Howard
Gender: Male
Date: 1845-1912
Title: Knight
Biography: ODNB link for Darwin, Sir George Howard (1845-1912) Knight Mathematician and Astronomer
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/P151218 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P7464 )
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
1882-1895: corresp and papers
Cambridge University Library: Department of Manuscripts and University Archives
See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982
2
1911-1917: corresp and papers rel to marriage of daughter Gwen to Jacques Raverat
Cambridge University Library: Department of Manuscripts and University Archives
3
1909: corresp and papers rel to International Geodetic Conference
Royal Geographical Society
See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982
4
1897-1904: corresp and papers rel to Cambridge University
Cambridge University Library: Department of Manuscripts and University Archives
5
c1887-89: corresp with Arthur Balfour
National Records of Scotland (formerly National Archives of Scotland)
NRA 10026 Balfour

See NRA(S)0012
6
1882-1906: letters to Oscar Browning
Cambridge University: King's College Archive Centre
NRA 21235 Browning
7
1870-1910: corresp with Sir Francis Galton
London University: University College London (UCL) Special Collections
NRA 19968 Galton
8
1900-12: letters (51) to Sir David Gill
Royal Geographical Society
See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982
9
1878-1907: corresp with Lord and Lady Kelvin
Glasgow University Library, Special Collections Department
NRA 10032
10
1878-1906: corresp with Lord Kelvin
Cambridge University Library: Department of Manuscripts and University Archives
NRA 20700 Stokes
11
1905-10: corresp with H Middleton
Cambridge University Library: Department of Manuscripts and University Archives
See Accessions to Repositories 1971
12
1869-1909: letters to Sir Norman Moore
Collection held privately: enquiries to The National Archives, Archives Sector Development
NRA 29440 Moore

See HMC corresp file - Moore, Dr Norman
13
letters to Karl Pearson
London University: University College London (UCL) Special Collections
NRA 18115 Pearson
14
1883-1900: letters to Royal Astronomical Society
Royal Astronomical Society Library
See Memoirs of Royal Astronomical Society vol 85 1978
15
1876-1902: letters to Sir George Stokes
Cambridge University Library: Department of Manuscripts and University Archives
NRA 20700 Stokes
16
corresp with William Stanley Jevons and Herbert Stanley Jevons
Manchester University: University of Manchester Library
See Annual Return 2003
17
19th cent: Mathematical Tripos and Trinity College exam and problem papers
Cambridge University Library: Department of Manuscripts and University Archives
See Annual Return 2018