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Louis Pierre Ancillon de la Sablonnière

Louis Pierre Ancillon de la Sablonnière 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 Louis Pierre Ancillon de la Sablonnière rather than just read about it. In short: In 1745 Louis Pierre Ancillon de la Sablonnière established the Pechelbronn bitumen mine at Merkwiller-Pechelbronn, Bas-Rhin, Alsace. He was an interpreter with the French ambassador to Switzerland, then the General Treasurer of the Ligues Suisses and Grisons.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

In 1745 Louis Pierre Ancillon de la Sablonnière established the Pechelbronn bitumen mine at Merkwiller-Pechelbronn, Bas-Rhin, Alsace. He was an interpreter with the French ambassador to Switzerland, then the General Treasurer of the Ligues Suisses and Grisons. He learned of Jean Theophile Hoeffel's 1734 thesis "Historia Balsami Mineralis Alsatici sev Petrolei Vallis Sancti Lamperti", which described bitumen springs near Lampertsloch. The farm was later called BächelBrunn/Baechel-Brunn for a "source of a brook" or "Baechelbronner" in 1768 when purchased by the LeBel family. Along with Jean d’Amascéne Eyrénis, the son of physician Eyrini d'Eyrinis, the developer of the La Presta asphalt mine of Val de Travers, Neuchâtel, Switzerland, he obtained permission to start searches around the spring. He created the first oil company in 1740, putting 40 shares on the market.

References

Further reading Am Beginn des Erdölzeitalters (in German) Otto, C.J. and Toth, J. Hydrogeological controls and indicators for oil deposits in rift grabens - An example from the Upper Rhine graben, France (abstract) Scheld, Alfred: Erdöl im Elsass — Die Anfänge der Ölquellen von Pechelbronn, Ubstadt 2012

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Louis Pierre Ancillon de la Sablonnière

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Louis Pierre Ancillon de la Sablonnière 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 Louis Pierre Ancillon de la Sablonnière 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 Louis Pierre Ancillon de la Sablonnière 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 Louis Pierre Ancillon de la Sablonnière

In research: Louis Pierre Ancillon de la Sablonnière 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 Louis Pierre Ancillon de la Sablonnière 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: Louis Pierre Ancillon de la Sablonnière is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1745 in France, 18th-century French businesspeople, Asphalt, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Louis Pierre Ancillon de la Sablonnière 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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Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Louis Pierre Ancillon de la Sablonnière 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 Louis Pierre Ancillon de la Sablonnière?

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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