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John Corry (writer)

John Corry (writer) 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 John Corry (writer) rather than just read about it. In short: John Corry (fl. 1825) was an Irish topographer and historian writer. Among his other works he wrote and published The Life of George Washington, first published in 1800.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

John Corry (fl. 1825) was an Irish topographer and historian writer. Among his other works he wrote and published The Life of George Washington, first published in 1800.

Life Corry, who was self-taught, was born in the north of Ireland. As an adult he went to Dublin, where he was a journalist. About 1792 he moved to London, as a professional writer. His history after 1825 is unknown.

Works Most of Corry's works were published anonymously. Besides editing a periodical, he furnished the letterpress for the History of Liverpool (1810), published by Thomas Troughton; wrote vol. i. of the History of Bristol, 2 vols. (1816), the second volume being supplied by John Evans; and a History of Macclesfield (1817). More ambitious was the History of Lancashire, 2 vols. (1825), with a dedication to George IV. It was, however, derivative of a work of Matthew Gregson, of 1817. His book The Detector of Quackery (1802) was a criticism of medical frauds and quackery of his day.

Publications Poems, [Dublin?], 17—. The Adventures of Felix and Rosarito, London, 1782. The Life of George Washington, London, 1800. The Detector of Quackery, London, 1802 (new edition under the title of Quack Doctors Dissected, London, Gloucester [printed 1810]). A Satirical View of London, London, 1801, which came to a fourth edition in 1809. Edwy and Bertha, London, 1802. Memoirs of Alfred Berkeley, London, 1802. Tales for the Amusement of Young Persons, London, 1802. The Life of William Cowper, London, 1803. The Life of Joseph Priestley, Birmingham, 1804 (2nd edition in the same year). Sebastian and Zeila, London [1805?]. The Suicide; or, the Progress of Error, London [1805?]. The Mysterious Gentleman Farmer, 3 vols., London, 1808. Strictures on the Expedience of the Addingtonian Extinguisher [i.e. Lord Sidmouth's Protestant Dissenting Bill], Macclesfield, 1811. The Elopement … Third edition (the History of Eliza, &c.), London [1810?]. The English Metropolis; or, London in the year 1820, London, 1820. Memoir of John Collier ("Tim Bobbin"), prefixed to an edition of his Works and also in the edition published at Manchester in 1862.

Notes

Attribution This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1887). "Corry, John". Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 12. London: Smith, Elder & Co.

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with John Corry (writer)

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what John Corry (writer) 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 John Corry (writer) 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 Corry (writer) 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 Corry (writer)

In research: John Corry (writer) 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 John Corry (writer) 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 Corry (writer) is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 18th-century Irish male writers, 18th-century Irish writers, 19th-century Irish writers, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for John Corry (writer) 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 John Corry (writer) in simple terms?

John Corry (fl. 1825) was an Irish topographer and historian writer. Among his other works he wrote and published The Life of George Washington, first published in 1800.

Why does John Corry (writer) matter?

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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