astronomy

Henry B. Guppy

Henry B. Guppy 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 Henry B. Guppy rather than just read about it. In short: Henry Brougham Guppy (23 December 1854 – 23 April 1926) was a British surgeon, geologist, botanist and photographer. He was awarded the Linnean Medal in 1917.

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Reference excerpt

Henry Brougham Guppy (23 December 1854 – 23 April 1926) was a British surgeon, geologist, botanist and photographer. He was awarded the Linnean Medal in 1917.

Life

He was born in Falmouth on the English coast the son of Dr. Thomas Stokes Guppy (1812–1893) a local physician, and his wife Charlott Ann Brougham (1826–1894). He was educated at Sherborne, and studied medicine at Queen's College in Birmingham then Edinburgh University where he graduated MB CM. He worked as a surgeon in the Royal Navy from 1876 to 1885. He served on board HMS Hornet in the South China Seas and HMS Lark (a survey ship) in the western Pacific (especially the Solomon Islands). He also spent a long time on shore in 1878 in Korea. In 1888 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were Sir William Turner, Hugh Robert Mill and Alexander Buchan. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of London in 1918. In 1896 he returned to the Pacific to begin extensive geological and botanical research. This included investigations of the coral reefs at the Keeling Islands; and work in Java, Hawaii and Fiji. This work took him until 1899. He returned to Britain for several years to analyse his findings and write on them, then from 1906 to 1914 he made studies in the West Indies and the Azores. The First World War curtailed travel possibilities and he resumed with further Pacific adventures in 1919. He died en route from Tahiti to Britain on board the SS El Kantara whilst moored at Martinique.

Family He married twice: firstly in 1887 to Mary Annie Jordan (b.1854) (whilst still in the Navy); secondly in 1900 to Letitia Warde of Yalding in Kent.

Legacy Henry Brougham Guppy is commemorated in the scientific names of two species of reptiles: a gecko, Lepidodactylus guppyi, which is endemic to the Solomon Islands; and a snake, Uropeltis broughami, which is endemic to southern India. Specimens collected by Guppy are cared for at the National Herbarium of Victoria (MEL), Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria.

Botanical reference

Publications 1879: Henry Good Guppy: His Life and Death at Erzeroum. London: Virtue & Co (See Battle of Erzurum (1877) and Turkish Red Crescent.) 1887: The Solomon Islands and Their Natives. London: Swan Sonnenschein, Lowrey & Co. 1887: The Solomon Islands: Their Geology, General Features, and Suitability for Colonization. London: Swan Sonnenschein, Lowrey & Co. 1890: Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. London: Harrison and Sons. lxv, 601 pp. 1903 & 1906: Observations of a Naturalist in the Pacific Between 1896 and 1899. 2 vols. London: Macmillan. Vol. I: Vanua Levu, Fiji: A Description of Its Leading Physical and Geological Characters (1903); Vol. II: Plant Dispersal (1906). 1912: Studies in Seeds and Fruits: An Investigation with the Balance—HathiTrust Studies in Seeds and Fruits: An Investigation with the Balance—New York Botanical Garden's Mertz Library 1917: Plants, Seeds, and Currents in the West Indies and Azores: The Results of Investigations Carried Out in Those Regions Between 1906 and 1914 Plants, Seeds, and Currents in the West Indies and Azores: The Results of Investigations Carried Out in Those Regions Between 1906 and 1914—New York Botanical Garden's Mertz Library

References

External links Works by Henry B. Guppy at Project Gutenberg Works by or about Henry B. Guppy at the Internet Archive Chrono-Biographical Sketch: Henry B. Guppy Archived 28 August 2006 at the Wayback Machine at Western Kentucky University

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Henry B. Guppy

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Henry B. Guppy 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 Henry B. Guppy 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 Henry B. Guppy 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 Henry B. Guppy

In research: Henry B. Guppy 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 Henry B. Guppy 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: Henry B. Guppy is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1854 births, 1926 deaths, Alumni of the University of Edinburgh, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Henry B. Guppy 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 Henry B. Guppy in simple terms?

Henry Brougham Guppy (23 December 1854 – 23 April 1926) was a British surgeon, geologist, botanist and photographer. He was awarded the Linnean Medal in 1917.

Why does Henry B. Guppy 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 Henry B. Guppy?

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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