astronomy

John H. Moore

John H. Moore 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 H. Moore rather than just read about it. In short: John Hartwell Moore (27 February 1939 – 10 August 2016) was an American anthropologist. Early life He was born in Williston, North Dakota, and raised in Paragould, Arkansas.

Key takeaways

John H. Moore 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 H. Moore to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of John H. Moore from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

John Hartwell Moore (27 February 1939 – 10 August 2016) was an American anthropologist.

Early life He was born in Williston, North Dakota, and raised in Paragould, Arkansas. He earned a degree in chemical engineering at the University of Arkansas, then began working for Procter & Gamble. Moore then joined the United States Army and was active for the Vietnam War and Korean War. After his discharge in September 1964, Moore participated in the Selma to Montgomery marches. Influenced by his military service in Vietnam, he enrolled at New York University in 1967, completing a doctorate in anthropology in 1974.

Career Moore taught at Albion College, the University of Oklahoma, and subsequently at the University of Florida, where he served as chair of the anthropology department. His research specialties included North American Indian ethnology, kinship, demography, and sociocultural evolution. His fieldwork included research with the Cheyenne, Mvskoke Creek, Seminole, Choctaw, Cree, and Pamunkey. His most recent work is a demographic exploration of the feasibility of space colonization, published by NASA in the book Interstellar Travel and Multi-Generational Space Ships. He was featured in the "Spacemen” episode of National Geographic Channel’s Naked Science television series. He worked as a consultant and expert witness on behalf of Native American groups who are seeking to protect their land, resources, and treaty rights, especially the descendants of those killed or attacked at the Sand Creek Massacre in Colorado in 1864, who were promised reparations under the Little Arkansas Treaty in 1865, which have never been paid. He was interested in the interactions between the biological and cultural aspects of "race," and was editor-in-chief of the 2007 Macmillan Encyclopedia of Race and Racism. He was a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and former chair of the Anthropology Section.

Personal life He lived in Gainesville, Florida with his wife, Shelley Arlen. They raised two daughters. He died on 10 August 2016.

References

External links John H. Moore's webpage at the University of Florida

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with John H. Moore

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what John H. Moore 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 H. Moore 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 H. Moore 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 H. Moore

In research: John H. Moore 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 H. Moore 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 H. Moore is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1939 births, 2016 deaths, Albion College faculty, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for John H. Moore 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 H. Moore in 20 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

What is John H. Moore in simple terms?

John Hartwell Moore (27 February 1939 – 10 August 2016) was an American anthropologist. Early life He was born in Williston, North Dakota, and raised in Paragould, Arkansas.

Why does John H. Moore 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 H. Moore?

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 H. Moore.