astronomy

Louis Receveur

Louis Receveur 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 Louis Receveur rather than just read about it. In short: Claude-Francois Joseph Louis Receveur O.F.M. Conv., (25 April 1757 – 17 February 1788) was a French friar priest, naturalist and astronomer who sailed with Jean-François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse.

Key takeaways

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

Reference excerpt

Claude-Francois Joseph Louis Receveur O.F.M. Conv., (25 April 1757 – 17 February 1788) was a French friar priest, naturalist and astronomer who sailed with Jean-François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse. Receveur was also considered a skilled botanist, geologist, chemist, meteorologist, and philologist and has been described as being as close as one could get to being an ecologist in the 18th century.

Early life

Ministry and Expedition Since the Conventual Franciscans encourages its members to pursue service to society, 'Père Laurent Receveur', embraced scientific studies and also undertook a number of missions for the French navy between 1776 and 1780. Then in 1785, when La Perouse was appointed by Louis XVI and his minister of marine, the Marquis de Castries, to lead an expedition around the world. Receveur was one of two priests on the expedition and was stationed aboard the ship L'Astrolabe; the other was Jean-André Mongez. At some stage during December 1787 or January 1788, the La Perouse expedition arrived at Tutuila in the Samoan Islands. Those who made land-fall came into conflict with the local indigenous people at Aʻasu. Receveur was gravely injured, receiving what was described as a “violent contusion of the eye”.

Arrival in Australia The expedition continued to Australia where it arrived at Botany Bay six days after the First Fleet. La Perouse erected a camp on shore and established relations with the British, who sailed around from Sydney Cove to visit his camp. However, Receveur never recovered from his injuries and died on 17 February 1788. He was buried at the camp. Receveur was the first Catholic priest and the second non-indigenous person to be buried in Australia. His obsequies are considered to have constituted the first Catholic religious ceremony held in Australia.

Modern recognition Local churches of La Perouse in Sydney hold a special memorial mass in February each year to recognise the historical religious significance of Receveur's arrival, death and burial. Abbe Receveur Place in Little Bay, New South Wales was named in his honour.

See also List of Roman Catholic scientist-clerics

References

External links Edward Duyker (2011). "Receveur, Laurent". Dictionary of Sydney. Dictionary of Sydney Trust. Retrieved 11 October 2015. Duyker, Edward (2011), Père Receveur : Franciscan, scientist and voyager with Lapérouse (2nd ed.), Dharawal Publications, ISBN 978-0-9870727-0-2

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Louis Receveur

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Louis Receveur 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 Louis Receveur 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 Receveur 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 Receveur

In research: Louis Receveur 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 Louis Receveur 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 Receveur is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1757 births, 1788 deaths, 18th-century French Roman Catholic priests, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Louis Receveur 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

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Why does Louis Receveur 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.

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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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