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Jules Bourcier

Jules Bourcier 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 Jules Bourcier rather than just read about it. In short: Claude Marie Jules Bourcier (French pronunciation: [klod maʁi ʒyl buʁsje]; 19 February 1797 – 9 March 1873) was a French naturalist and expert on hummingbirds. Biography Bourcier was born in Cuisery, Saône-et-Loire.

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Reference excerpt

Claude Marie Jules Bourcier (French pronunciation: [klod maʁi ʒyl buʁsje]; 19 February 1797 – 9 March 1873) was a French naturalist and expert on hummingbirds.

Biography Bourcier was born in Cuisery, Saône-et-Loire. He was the mayor of Millery, Rhône from 1832 to 1837, and he was the French consul to Ecuador from 1849 to 1850. In 1857, he became a corresponding member of the Société linnéenne de Lyon. Bourcier named a number of new hummingbird species, either alone or with other ornithologists, such as Adolphe Delattre and Martial Etienne Mulsant. The following hummingbird species bear his name:

Colibri de Bourcier (Polyonymus caroli), described by Bourcier in 1847; Phaethornis bourcieri, described by René Primevère Lesson in 1832. A species of South American snake, Saphenophis boursieri, was named in his honor by Giorgio Jan in 1867. The terrestrial mollusk genus Bourciera was named after him, based on specimens he collected for Louis Pfeiffer. He died in Batignolles, Paris, in 1873.

Publications Descriptions de nouvelles espèces d'oiseaux-mouches, 1839 (with Martial Étienne Mulsant & Jules Verreaux) Collection typique d'oiseaux mouches (Trochilidés), 1874 (posthumous)

Sources Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird?: Men and women commemorated in the common names of birds. London: Christopher Helm. 400 pp. ISBN 978-0713666472.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Jules Bourcier

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Jules Bourcier 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 Jules Bourcier 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 Jules Bourcier 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 Jules Bourcier

In research: Jules Bourcier 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 Jules Bourcier 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: Jules Bourcier is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1797 births, 1873 deaths, 19th-century French naturalists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Jules Bourcier 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 Jules Bourcier in simple terms?

Claude Marie Jules Bourcier (French pronunciation: [klod maʁi ʒyl buʁsje]; 19 February 1797 – 9 March 1873) was a French naturalist and expert on hummingbirds. Biography Bourcier was born in Cuisery, Saône-et-Loire.

Why does Jules Bourcier 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 Jules Bourcier?

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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