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Harold Hamilton (biologist)

Harold Hamilton (biologist) is a biology 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 Harold Hamilton (biologist) rather than just read about it. In short: Harold Hamilton (2 February 1885 – 31 December 1937) was a New Zealand biologist who was a member of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911-1914). The Stephen's Island frog Leiopelma hamiltoni was first collected by him and the species was named after him.

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Reference excerpt

Harold Hamilton (2 February 1885 – 31 December 1937) was a New Zealand biologist who was a member of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911-1914). The Stephen's Island frog Leiopelma hamiltoni was first collected by him and the species was named after him.

Life and work

Hamilton was born in Napier, New Zealand, son of Augustus Hamilton and Hope Ellen née McKain. His father was the director of the Dominion Museum in Wellington from 1903 to 1907. He studied at Waitaki Boys' High School, after which he received a diploma from the School of Mines, Otago University. He then worked at the Dominion Museum as an entomological collector and with the New Zealand Geological Survey. During 1911 he spent five months at the Australian Museum in Sydney, studying its natural history collections. Hamilton joined the Australasian Antarctic Expedition in 1911 under Douglas Mawson and was a member of the Macquarie Island party, serving as its biologist. Here he collected specimens along with Leslie Russell Blake who was involved in topographical survey. The highest peak on Macquarie was named after him as Hamilton. They were forced to survive on fish and birds eggs while on the island after supplies became limited. Hamilton was awarded the Polar Medal (silver) in 1915 for his work with the expedition. During World War I he served in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve aboard the Athenic off Britain. From 1919 to 1927 he worked with the Dominion Museum and then became the director of the School of Maori Arts in Rotorua.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Harold Hamilton (biologist)

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Harold Hamilton (biologist) claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In biology, 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 Harold Hamilton (biologist) 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 Harold Hamilton (biologist) 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 Harold Hamilton (biologist)

In research: Harold Hamilton (biologist) appears in biology 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 Harold Hamilton (biologist) 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: Harold Hamilton (biologist) is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1885 births, 1937 deaths, New Zealand biologists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Harold Hamilton (biologist) 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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Because it connects several biology 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.

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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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