astronomy

George Henry Hamilton Tate

George Henry Hamilton Tate is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand George Henry Hamilton Tate rather than just read about it. In short: George Henry Hamilton Tate (April 30, 1894 – December 24, 1953) was a British-born American zoologist and botanist, who worked as a mammalogist for the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. In his lifetime he wrote several books on subjects such as the South American mouse opossums and the mammals of the Pacific and East Asia.

Key takeaways

George Henry Hamilton Tate belongs to astronomy; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect George Henry Hamilton Tate to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of George Henry Hamilton Tate from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

George Henry Hamilton Tate (April 30, 1894 – December 24, 1953) was a British-born American zoologist and botanist, who worked as a mammalogist for the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. In his lifetime he wrote several books on subjects such as the South American mouse opossums and the mammals of the Pacific and East Asia.

Biography He was born in London on April 30, 1894. He had a brother, Geoffrey Tate. In 1912 he migrated from Britain to New York City with his family. From 1912 to 1914 he worked as telegraph operator on Long Island. He then joined the British Army to fight in World War I. At the end of the war, he studied at the Imperial College of Science and Technology in London without taking a degree. He then migrated back to the United States and became a field assistant in mammalogy at the American Museum of Natural History. In 1927 he completed his B.S. at Columbia University in Manhattan, and became a United States citizen. In September 1927, sponsored by the American Museum of Natural History, he went to look for Paul Redfern, the missing aviator. In 1931 he completed his M.S. at Columbia University. In 1932 he was promoted to assistant curator of mammals at the American Museum of Natural History. In 1938 he completed a D.Sc. at the University of Montreal. During World War II, he was chief of exploration for the American Rubber Development Corporation in Brazil. In 1942 he was promoted to associate curator at the American Museum of Natural History then promoted to curator in 1946. He died on December 24, 1953, in Morristown, New Jersey. Tate is commemorated in the scientific name of a species of South American lizard, Neusticurus tatei, and in the plant genus of Tateanthus (belonging to the family Melastomataceae) from Brazil and Venezuela.

References

External links Biography Archived 2009-10-15 at the Wayback Machine

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with George Henry Hamilton Tate

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what George Henry Hamilton Tate claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to George Henry Hamilton Tate before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about George Henry Hamilton Tate ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of George Henry Hamilton Tate

In research: George Henry Hamilton Tate appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses George Henry Hamilton Tate in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: George Henry Hamilton Tate is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1894 births, 1953 deaths, 20th-century American botanists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for George Henry Hamilton Tate outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study George Henry Hamilton Tate in 20 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

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Why does George Henry Hamilton Tate matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study George Henry Hamilton Tate?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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