astronomy

John Corrie

John Corrie 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 John Corrie rather than just read about it. In short: John Alexander Corrie (born 29 July 1935) is a Scottish Conservative politician. He describes himself in Who's Who as a "consultant on African affairs and financial adviser to developing countries".

Key takeaways

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

Reference excerpt

John Alexander Corrie (born 29 July 1935) is a Scottish Conservative politician. He describes himself in Who's Who as a "consultant on African affairs and financial adviser to developing countries". He is now retired.

Early life Corrie was educated at Kirkcudbright Academy, George Watson's College, Edinburgh and Lincoln Agricultural College, New Zealand. He is a farmer, and was the Nuffield Scholar in agriculture from 1972 to 1973.

Political career Corrie was Chairman of the Young Unionists from 1963–64. Corrie contested North Lanarkshire in 1964 and Central Ayrshire in 1966. He was Member of Parliament for Bute and North Ayrshire from February 1974 to 1983, and for Cunninghame North from 1983 until the 1987 general election, when he lost his seat to the Labour Party candidate Brian Wilson. Although he stood in 1992 for Argyll and Bute, he was defeated and did not return to the Commons. Corrie was also a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for three periods. He was an MEP twice in the period when it was indirectly elected, from 1975 to 1976 and from 1977 to 1979. He was later elected the MEP for Worcestershire and South Warwickshire and from 1994 to 1999, and then for the multi-seat West Midlands constituency from the 1999 election until the 2004 election. He was Co-President of the African, Caribbean, and Pacific Joint Parliamentary Assembly from 1999 to 2002, and is now Honorary Life President. Corrie is a member of the AWEPA Governing Council.

References

External links Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Corrie

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with John Corrie

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what John Corrie 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 John Corrie 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 John Corrie 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 John Corrie

In research: John Corrie 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 John Corrie 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: John Corrie is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1935 births, British consultants, Conservative Party (UK) MEPs, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for John Corrie 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 John Corrie in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what John Corrie 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 John Corrie out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is John Corrie in simple terms?

John Alexander Corrie (born 29 July 1935) is a Scottish Conservative politician. He describes himself in Who's Who as a "consultant on African affairs and financial adviser to developing countries".

Why does John Corrie 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 John Corrie?

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 John Corrie.