astronomy

Gunnar Henningsmoen

Gunnar Henningsmoen 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 Gunnar Henningsmoen rather than just read about it. In short: Gunnar Henningsmoen (17 September 1919 – 23 April 1996) was a Norwegian palaeontologist. He was born in Kristiania, as a son of the Colonel Nils H.

Key takeaways

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

Reference excerpt

Gunnar Henningsmoen (17 September 1919 – 23 April 1996) was a Norwegian palaeontologist. He was born in Kristiania, as a son of the Colonel Nils H. Henningsmoen. In 1962 he married Kari Egede Larssen. He became a student in 1939 and graduated with the cand. real. degree from the University of Oslo in 1946. During the Second World War he had spent some time in exile in Sweden, after the University of Oslo was closed. He was hired as a curator at the Palaeontological Museum in 1948 and promoted to head curator in 1956. He took the dr.philos. degree in 1957 with the thesis The trilobite family Olenidae. He was the secretary-general of the International Commission on Stratigraphy from 1960 to 1965, a visiting professor at the University of Kansas from 1966 to 1967 and a professor at the University of Oslo from 1967. In addition to his academic publications, he is known for the popular release Trilobitter in 1977. He was a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters from 1965. He was a board member of the Norwegian Geological Survey from 1947 to 1952, and edited the journal Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift in 1966, 1968, 1969 and 1970. He died in April 1996.

References

External links Data related to Gunnar Henningsmoen at Wikispecies

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Gunnar Henningsmoen

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Gunnar Henningsmoen 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 Gunnar Henningsmoen 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 Gunnar Henningsmoen 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 Gunnar Henningsmoen

In research: Gunnar Henningsmoen 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 Gunnar Henningsmoen 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: Gunnar Henningsmoen is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1919 births, 1996 deaths, Academic staff of the University of Oslo, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Gunnar Henningsmoen 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 Gunnar Henningsmoen in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Gunnar Henningsmoen in simple terms?

Gunnar Henningsmoen (17 September 1919 – 23 April 1996) was a Norwegian palaeontologist. He was born in Kristiania, as a son of the Colonel Nils H.

Why does Gunnar Henningsmoen 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 Gunnar Henningsmoen?

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.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Gunnar Henningsmoen.