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James Edge Partington

James Edge Partington 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 James Edge Partington rather than just read about it. In short: James Edge Partington (or Edge-Partington, 1854–1930) was a British anthropologist, acknowledged as an authority on Pacific ethnology. He collected materials of the peoples of the Pacific and Australasian regions, but also took an interest in the peasant culture of Europe, especially in the area of the Chiltern Hills.

Key takeaways

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

Reference excerpt

James Edge Partington (or Edge-Partington, 1854–1930) was a British anthropologist, acknowledged as an authority on Pacific ethnology. He collected materials of the peoples of the Pacific and Australasian regions, but also took an interest in the peasant culture of Europe, especially in the area of the Chiltern Hills.

Life and legacy Born 6 February 1854, his family moved from Manchester to London, though he maintained close connections with the North of the country. His education was at Rugby School, and after reading law he began a career as a solicitor. He made an extended expedition to the Pacific, starting in 1879. Partington was a long serving member of the Royal Anthropological Institute, frequently attending its meetings and publishing in its journal, and volunteered his time to the ethnological department of the British Museum. He built up a substantial library of books during his lifetime. The sale catalogue for these ran to 190 pages. There were 2,682 items just relating to Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific. Before he died on 4 November 1930, his extensive collections and some volumes from his library were donated to the British, Australian, and Auckland museums.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with James Edge Partington

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what James Edge Partington 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 James Edge Partington 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 James Edge Partington 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 James Edge Partington

In research: James Edge Partington 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 James Edge Partington 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: James Edge Partington is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1854 births, 1930 deaths, Anthropologist stubs, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for James Edge Partington 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 James Edge Partington in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what James Edge Partington means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain James Edge Partington out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

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Why does James Edge Partington 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.

How should I study James Edge Partington?

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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