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Napoléon Aubin

Napoléon Aubin is a chemistry 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 Napoléon Aubin rather than just read about it. In short: Napoléon Aubin (9 November 1812 – 12 June 1890), christened Aimé-Nicolas, was born from a Swiss family in Chêne-Bougeries, a district of Geneva, at the time a territory of France. He was a journalist, writer, publisher, scientist, musician and lithographer.

Napoléon Aubin — main illustration
Napoléon Aubin — illustration

Key takeaways

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  • Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
  • Connect Napoléon Aubin to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
  • Reproduce the core statement of Napoléon Aubin from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Napoléon Aubin (9 November 1812 – 12 June 1890), christened Aimé-Nicolas, was born from a Swiss family in Chêne-Bougeries, a district of Geneva, at the time a territory of France. He was a journalist, writer, publisher, scientist, musician and lithographer.

Biography Little is known about the youth of Napoléon Aubin. He left school when he was about 16. The son of Pierre Louis Charles Aubin and Elisabeth Escuyer, he emigrated to New York in 1829 where he was to be a pastor in Biddeford, Maine. In 1835 he moved to Montreal, and then again to Quebec City, later that year. Aubin served as editor for numerous newspapers and magazines, including Le Canadien, L'Ami du peuple, de l'ordre et des lois (Law and Order), and La Tribune. In 1865, he launched the paper Les veillées du père Bonsens. A satirist, he wrote works in support of the Patriote movement, publishing his stories in Le Fantasque, a magazine he himself founded. He spent 53 days in prison for publishing a poem by Joseph-Guillaume Barthe, Aux exilés politiques canadiens. Aubin considered himself a liberal and a democrat, and in line with Étienne Parent, chose not participate in the Rebellion of 1837. In 1847, he published Manifeste adressé au peuple du Canada par le Comité constitutionnel de la réforme et du progrès (A Manifesto Addressed to the People of Canada by the Constitutional Committee for Reform and Progress), where he supported the ideas of Louis-Joseph Papineau. Notably, while on a trip to the U.S. he met Ulysses S. Grant, where they discussed the possibility of a union between Canada and the United States. Aubin was married to Marie Luce Emilie in 1841, and had a son, Eugénie Aubin, who was born in 1853. In 1866, Aubin returned to Montreal in 1866, where he became a member of the Canadian Institute of Montreal in 1869. From 1875 until his death in 1890, he served as Honorary Consul to Switzerland in Montreal. A Calvinist by faith, his funeral was conducted by a Presbyterian minister.

References Citations

Bibliography Jean-Paul Tremblay, Aimé-Nicolas dit Napoléon Aubin, sa vie et son œuvre, thèse de doctorat, Laval: Laval University Press, 1965. Jean-Paul Tremblay, À la recherche de Napoléon Aubin, Laval: Laval University Press, 1969. Mario Brassard and Marilène Gill (editors), Contes et récits, Paroisse Notre-Dame-Des-Neiges [Quebec]: Éditions Trois-Pistoles 2002.

External links Works by Napoléon Aubin at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)

Illustrations

Napoléon Aubin: A portrait of Napoléon Aubin from the archives of the city of Montreal
A portrait of Napoléon Aubin from the archives of the city of Montreal

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Napoléon Aubin

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Napoléon Aubin claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In chemistry, 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 Napoléon Aubin 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 Napoléon Aubin 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 Napoléon Aubin

In research
Napoléon Aubin appears in chemistry 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 Napoléon Aubin 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
Napoléon Aubin is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1812 births, 1890 deaths, 19th-century Calvinist and Reformed Christians, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life
Look for Napoléon Aubin 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 Napoléon Aubin in 20 minutes

  1. Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
  2. Close the page and write down what Napoléon Aubin means in your own words.
  3. Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
  4. Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Napoléon Aubin in simple terms?

Napoléon Aubin (9 November 1812 – 12 June 1890), christened Aimé-Nicolas, was born from a Swiss family in Chêne-Bougeries, a district of Geneva, at the time a territory of France. He was a journalist, writer, publisher, scientist, musician and lithographer.

Why does Napoléon Aubin matter?

Because it connects several chemistry 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 Napoléon Aubin?

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 Napoléon Aubin.

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  • 1812 births
  • 1890 deaths
  • 19th-century Calvinist and Reformed Christians
  • 19th-century Canadian dramatists and playwrights
  • 19th-century Canadian journalists
  • 19th-century Canadian male journalists
  • 19th-century Canadian scientists
  • Canadian chemists
  • Canadian male dramatists and playwrights
  • Canadian newspaper journalists
  • French-language Canadian dramatists and playwrights
  • Journalists from Montreal

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