astronomy

Li Shu Fan

Li Shu Fan 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 Li Shu Fan rather than just read about it. In short: Li Shu-fan (1887 – 24 November 1966) was a leader of the medical profession in Hong Kong and a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. Biography He was a native of China but received his early education in the US.

Key takeaways

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

Reference excerpt

Li Shu-fan (1887 – 24 November 1966) was a leader of the medical profession in Hong Kong and a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong.

Biography He was a native of China but received his early education in the US. Li graduated from the Hong Kong College of Medicine in 1908. In 1910 he obtained the M.B., Ch.B at the University of Edinburgh. Li was the Minister of Public Health under Sun Yat-sen (a fellow alumnus of the Hong Kong College of Medicine). He was the head of the Canton Kung Yee University Medical School in Guangzhou (then called Canton) from 1923 to 1924; he treated Mikhail Borodin at this time. In 1926, he was named to head the Yeung Wo Nursing Home, which under his leadership was reorganized and renamed to the Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital. He retired from medical practice in 1958, but remained chairman of the board and Medical Superintendent until his death in 1966. His younger brother Li Shu Pui succeeded him as Superintendent. He was a member of the Hong Kong Legislative Council from 1937 to 1941. In 1961 he donated land, estimated value 250,000 pounds, to the University of Hong Kong. A year later, he gave his life earnings (more than 80% of the shares of the Hong Kong Sanatorium) to establish the Li Shu Fan Medical Foundation for medical research and education was established in March 1962. In 1964, he published his autobiography, Hong Kong Surgeon. Buildings at the University of Hong Kong and Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital are named for him. He is an honorary director of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Tung Wah Hospital Advisory Board, a member of the Medical Board, and the Sanitary Board. He was a non-official Justice of the Peace. He was also nominated as a Chinese member of the Legislative Council in 1937.

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Li Shu Fan

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Li Shu Fan 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 Li Shu Fan 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 Li Shu Fan 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 Li Shu Fan

In research: Li Shu Fan 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 Li Shu Fan 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: Li Shu Fan is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1887 births, 1966 deaths, Alumni of the University of Edinburgh, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Li Shu Fan 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 Li Shu Fan in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Li Shu Fan 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 Li Shu Fan in simple terms?

Li Shu-fan (1887 – 24 November 1966) was a leader of the medical profession in Hong Kong and a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. Biography He was a native of China but received his early education in the US.

Why does Li Shu Fan 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 Li Shu Fan?

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 Li Shu Fan.