astronomy

Peter J. Taylor

Peter J. Taylor 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 Peter J. Taylor rather than just read about it. In short: Peter James Taylor (born 21 November 1944) is an English geographer. Born in Calverton in Nottinghamshire, he was Professor of Political Geography at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne between 1970 and 1996, before joining Loughborough University as Professor of Geography.

Key takeaways

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

Reference excerpt

Peter James Taylor (born 21 November 1944) is an English geographer. Born in Calverton in Nottinghamshire, he was Professor of Political Geography at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne between 1970 and 1996, before joining Loughborough University as Professor of Geography. He is the co-founding editor of the journal Political Geography, and is the founder and director of the Globalization and World Cities Research Network and is the author of over 300 publications, of which over 60 have been translated into other languages. In September 2010, he became a professor of geography at Northumbria University. In 2004, Taylor was elected a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA), the United Kingdom's national academy.

Publications International Handbook of Globalization and World Cities (2011) Political Geography: World-Economy, Nation-State, Locality (2011) Global Urban Analysis: a Survey of Cities in Globalization (2010) Cities in Globalization (2006) World City Network: a Global Urban Analysis (2004) Modernities: a Geohistorical Introduction (1999) The Way the Modern World Works: from World Hegemony to World Impasse (1996)

References

External links Professor Peter Taylor Archived 2011-05-15 at the Wayback Machine, homepage at Department of Geography, Loughborough University Professor Peter J Taylor, homepage at Department of Geography and Environment, Northumbria University

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Peter J. Taylor

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Peter J. Taylor 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 Peter J. Taylor 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 Peter J. Taylor 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 Peter J. Taylor

In research: Peter J. Taylor 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 Peter J. Taylor 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: Peter J. Taylor is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1944 births, Academics of Loughborough University, Academics of Northumbria University, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Peter J. Taylor 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 Peter J. Taylor in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Peter J. Taylor 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 Peter J. Taylor?

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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It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Peter J. Taylor.