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Oliver C. Farrington

Oliver C. Farrington 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 Oliver C. Farrington rather than just read about it. In short: Oliver Cummings Farrington (October 9, 1864 – November 2, 1933) was an American geologist. Biography Oliver C.

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Reference excerpt

Oliver Cummings Farrington (October 9, 1864 – November 2, 1933) was an American geologist.

Biography Oliver C. Farrington was born at Brewer, Maine on October 9, 1864, and was educated at the University of Maine (B.S., 1881; M.S., 1888) and at Yale University (Ph.D., 1891), where he was tutor in 1890–91. Between 1882 and 1887 he taught science in various Maine academies, in 1893 he was an assistant in the United States National Museum, in 1894 he became the curator of geology at the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, and from 1894 to 1904 he was lecturer on mineralogy at the University of Chicago. He was a collaborator in mines and mineralogy at the Paris Exposition in 1900 and a member of the International Jury of Awards at St. Louis in 1904. He was the president of the American Association of Museums (now the American Alliance of Museums) in 1914–16. He was elected in 1909 a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). He died in Chicago on November 2, 1933.

Works Besides his magazine articles, he was author of:

Observations of Popocatepetl and Ixtaccihuatl (1897) (See Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl.) Meteorite Studies—I (1902); Meteorite Studies—II (1907); Meteorite Studies—III (1910) Gems and Gems Minerals (1903) Analyses of Iron Meteorites (1907) (See iron meteorite.) Analyses of Stone Meteorites (1911) (See meteorite classification.) The mineral farringtonite, first found in the Springwater meteorite, is named in his honor.

See also Glossary of meteoritics Roy, Sharat K.: 53. Memorial of Oliver Cummings Farrington, Proc. Geol. Soc. Amer., 1933, 193–210, 1 pl., June, 1934. Gems and Gemology, March–April 1934.

References

External links Gem and Gem minerals by Oliver Farrington (Full text online version) This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Oliver C. Farrington

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Oliver C. Farrington 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 Oliver C. Farrington 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 Oliver C. Farrington 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 Oliver C. Farrington

In research: Oliver C. Farrington 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 Oliver C. Farrington 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: Oliver C. Farrington is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1864 births, 1934 deaths, American curators, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Oliver C. Farrington 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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