astronomy

Max Neuburger

Max Neuburger 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 Max Neuburger rather than just read about it. In short: Max Neuburger (8 December 1868 in Vienna – 15 March 1955 in Vienna) was an Austrian physician and historian of medicine. Born in Vienna on 8 December 1868, he "descended from Jewish families which had long been resident in Munich and Hamburg", his father, a linguist, moving out of Munich and becoming an Austrian subject in 1859, while his mother, an invalid, prompted the young Max to become a doctor, the future hist…

Key takeaways

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

Reference excerpt

Max Neuburger (8 December 1868 in Vienna – 15 March 1955 in Vienna) was an Austrian physician and historian of medicine. Born in Vienna on 8 December 1868, he "descended from Jewish families which had long been resident in Munich and Hamburg", his father, a linguist, moving out of Munich and becoming an Austrian subject in 1859, while his mother, an invalid, prompted the young Max to become a doctor, the future historian of medicine, during his youth, being well-versed in Greek, Latin and German literature, and particularly fond of philosophy. In 1893 he received his medical doctorate at the University of Vienna, followed by clinical training at the Rudolfspital and work as an assistant to neurologist Moritz Benedikt at the Allgemeinen Poliklinik. In 1898 he qualified as a lecturer at the university under the supervision of Theodor Puschmann, who was also an important influence to his career. In 1917 he became a full professor in the field of history of medicine. Because of Nazi persecution, he emigrated to London in 1939, where he worked at the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum. In 1948 he moved to Buffalo, New York, to live with his son, and several years later returned to Vienna, where he died in 1955. From 1901, in collaboration with Julius Leopold Pagel, he produced a revision of Puschmann's textbook on the history of medicine. He also published his own "Geschichte der Medizin", an acclaimed two volume work on the history of medicine of ancient and medieval times. In 1919, at the Josephinum in Vienna, he established a history of medicine institute (Instituts für Geschichte der Medizin) with an impressive library and museum that grew in importance during the ensuing years.

Selected works Historische Entwicklung der experimentellen Gehirn- und Rückenmarksphysiologie vor Flourens, 1897; edited and translated into English by Edwin Clarke with the title "The historical development of experimental brain and spinal cord physiology before Flourens", 1981. Handbuch der Geschichte der Medizin, (original author Theodor Puschmann, edited with Julius Leopold Pagel); 3 volumes, 1901–06 – Handbook of the history of medicine. Abhandlungen zur Geschichte der Medicin (with Karl Sudhoff, Hugo Magnus), 1902 – Essays on the history of medicine. Schillers Beziehungen zur Medizin, 1905 – Friedrich Schiller's relationship with medicine. Geschichte der Medizin (2 volumes, 1906–11); translated into English by Ernest Playfair and published as "History of medicine" 1910–15. Die Medizin im Flavius Josephus, 1919 – The medicine of Flavius Josephus. Hermann Nothnagel, Leben und Wirken eines deutschen Klinikers, 1922 – Hermann Nothnagel, life and work of a German clinician. British Medicine and the Vienna School; Contacts and Parallels, 1943. "British and German Psychiatry in the Second Half of the Eighteenth and the Early Nineteenth Century", Bulletin of the History of Medicine. 18 (2): 121–145. ISSN 0007-5140. 1945.

Bibliography Arturo Castiglioni, "Omaggio a Max Neuburger"(in Italian), Rivista di Storia delle Scienze Mediche e Naturali, Anno XXXIX, n. 2 (Luglio-Dicembre 1948), pp. 121-127

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Max Neuburger

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Max Neuburger 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 Max Neuburger 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 Max Neuburger 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 Max Neuburger

In research: Max Neuburger 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 Max Neuburger 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: Max Neuburger is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1868 births, 1955 deaths, 20th-century Austrian medical doctors, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Max Neuburger 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 Max Neuburger in 20 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Max Neuburger 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 Max Neuburger?

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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