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Joris van Spilbergen

Joris van Spilbergen 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 Joris van Spilbergen rather than just read about it. In short: Joris van Spilbergen (1 November 1568 in Antwerp – 13 January 1620 in Bergen op Zoom) was a Dutch naval officer. His first major expedition was in 1596, when he sailed to Africa.

Key takeaways

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

Reference excerpt

Joris van Spilbergen (1 November 1568 in Antwerp – 13 January 1620 in Bergen op Zoom) was a Dutch naval officer. His first major expedition was in 1596, when he sailed to Africa. He then left for Asia on 5 May 1601, from Veere, a seaport on the island of Walcheren in Zealand, in command of the fleet of the company of Balthazar de Moucheron (a trading company before the establishment of the VOC). His ships were the Ram, Schaap, and Lam. Spilbergen met the king of Kandy (Sri Lanka) Vimala Dharma Suriya in 1602, and discussed the possibility of trade in cinnamon. In 1607, Spilbergen, onboard Aeolus, was with Jacob van Heemskerk at the Battle of Gibraltar. In 1614, he sailed beyond the Strait of Magellan with an expedition of five ships. Despite the fact that the Twelve Years' Truce between Spain and the Dutch Republic was in force, he raided the Spanish settlements on the coast of Mexico and South America. He fought the Spanish at Callao, Acapulco and Navidad. On October 26, he captured the pearl fishing ship San Francisco at Zacatula. After sacking the village of Santos in 1615, aiming to weaken the Spanish-Portuguese influence in South America (but being repelled by the local population), he sailed across the Pacific Ocean to the Mariana Islands, the Philippine Islands and eventually to Ternate in the Maluku Islands in March 1616. He fought in the Second Battle of Playa Honda and was defeated by the Spanish Armada in the Spanish East Indies (Philippines). He circumnavigated the earth, and returned to the Dutch Republic in 1617. He died a poor man in Bergen op Zoom in 1620.

Citations

General and cited references Quanchi, Max (2005). Historical Dictionary of the Discovery and Exploration of the Pacific Islands. The Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0810853957.

External links Spilbergen's Journal translated by J. A. J. de Villiers, 1906

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Joris van Spilbergen

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Joris van Spilbergen 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 Joris van Spilbergen 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 Joris van Spilbergen 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 Joris van Spilbergen

In research: Joris van Spilbergen 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 Joris van Spilbergen 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: Joris van Spilbergen is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1568 births, 1620 deaths, 17th-century Dutch explorers, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Joris van Spilbergen 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 Joris van Spilbergen in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Joris van Spilbergen 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.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Joris van Spilbergen in simple terms?

Joris van Spilbergen (1 November 1568 in Antwerp – 13 January 1620 in Bergen op Zoom) was a Dutch naval officer. His first major expedition was in 1596, when he sailed to Africa.

Why does Joris van Spilbergen 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 Joris van Spilbergen?

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 Joris van Spilbergen.