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Harold St. John Loyd Winterbotham

Harold St. John Loyd Winterbotham is a science 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 St. John Loyd Winterbotham rather than just read about it. In short: Harold St. John Loyd Winterbotham (5 February 1879 – 10 December 1946) was a British soldier and surveyor who from 1930 to 1934 was Director of the Ordnance Survey.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

Harold St. John Loyd Winterbotham (5 February 1879 – 10 December 1946) was a British soldier and surveyor who from 1930 to 1934 was Director of the Ordnance Survey.

Biography Born in Northampton and educated at Fettes College as well as the Royal Military Academy, Winterbotham was commissioned in the Royal Engineers in 1897. He fought in the South African War, and his service there was recognized by a Queen's South Africa Medal with three clasps. After the war, Winterbotham served as garrison adjutant in Saint Helena, later returning to South Africa in 1908 to carry out a topographical survey until 1911. He joined the Ordnance Survey out of Southampton in 1911, being in charge of the Trigonometrical and Topographical Division. When World War I broke out in 1914, he left for France to serve as commander of a unit. During the war, it is remembered that he was nicknamed "The Astrologer" because he could pinpoint far-away targets with guns. For his service in the war, he was honored as both a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order and a Companion of the Order of St Michael & St George, as well as receiving a brevet of lieutenant-colonel. In 1920, Winterbotham returned to the same division of the Ordnance Survey, and from 1922 to 1929 was chief of the Geographical Section, General Staff. One year after his appointment to the directorship of the Ordnance Survey in 1930, he became an Aide-de-Camp to the King. From the 1930 general assembly until 1935, he served as Secretary General of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics. Winterbotham retired from both the Ordnance Survey and the Army in 1935; he was placed on retirement pay 5 February, and was granted the honorary title of Brigadier. In 1939, George Washington University awarded him an honorary Doctor of Science degree. Winterbotham died in his Sutton Courtenay home on 10 December 1946, aged 68. During both of their lifetimes, Winterbotham and Charles Close were close geographical collaborators.

Awards Distinguished Service Medal (1919) Victoria Medal (1920)

References

External links Harold St John Lloyd Winterbotham, Ancestry.com record Winterbotham, Brigadier Harold StJohn Loyd (surveying), S2A3 database entry

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Harold St. John Loyd Winterbotham

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Harold St. John Loyd Winterbotham claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, 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 St. John Loyd Winterbotham 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 St. John Loyd Winterbotham 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 St. John Loyd Winterbotham

In research: Harold St. John Loyd Winterbotham appears in science 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 St. John Loyd Winterbotham 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 St. John Loyd Winterbotham is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1879 births, 1946 deaths, British Army personnel of World War I, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Harold St. John Loyd Winterbotham 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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Frequently asked questions

What is Harold St. John Loyd Winterbotham in simple terms?

Harold St. John Loyd Winterbotham (5 February 1879 – 10 December 1946) was a British soldier and surveyor who from 1930 to 1934 was Director of the Ordnance Survey.

Why does Harold St. John Loyd Winterbotham matter?

Because it connects several science 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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