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Pieter Harting

Pieter Harting is a biology 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 Pieter Harting rather than just read about it. In short: Pieter Harting (27 February 1812 – 3 December 1885) was a Dutch biologist and naturalist, born in Rotterdam. He made contributions in a number of scientific disciplines, and is remembered for his work in the fields of microscopy, hydrology, botany, and biostratigraphy.

Key takeaways

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

Reference excerpt

Pieter Harting (27 February 1812 – 3 December 1885) was a Dutch biologist and naturalist, born in Rotterdam. He made contributions in a number of scientific disciplines, and is remembered for his work in the fields of microscopy, hydrology, botany, and biostratigraphy.

Career

Medicine and teaching In 1835 he obtained his medical degree from the University of Utrecht and spent the following years as a doctor in Oudewater. From 1841 he taught classes in medicine at the Athenaeum of Franeker, and two years later returned to the University of Utrecht, where he worked until retirement in 1875. At Utrecht he was a full professor of pharmacology and plant physiology (from 1846), and later zoology (from 1855). In 1856 he was appointed director of the zoological museum.

Microscope

Throughout his career he maintained an avid interest in the historical development of the microscope and in the manufacture of lenses. He is credited with making design improvements to the microscope, and was the author of a landmark book on microscopy that was translated into several languages, including German (Das Mikroskop, 1859 by Friedrich Wilhelm Theile). At Utrecht he established a popular microscopy laboratory for students.

Hydrology and geological cartography In the field of hydrology he conducted extensive scientific groundwater research in an effort to improve the quality of water for public health. In collaboration with other scientists he formed the first committee for creation of a geological map of the Netherlands.

Views and legacy He was a member of Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) and was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Leiden. Harting was one of the first Dutch scholars to accept the theory of evolution and was important supporter of Charles Darwin. He died in Amersfoort on 3 December 1885. The settlement of Hartingsburg in the Transvaal was named in his honor (later renamed Warmbad), as is a species of squid, Architeuthis hartingii.

References

This article was originally based on a translation of the equivalent article from the Dutch Wikipedia.

External links

Works by Pieter Harting at Project Gutenberg Works by or about Pieter Harting at the Internet Archive Works by Pieter Harting at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks) P. Harting at the Library of Congress, with 11 library catalogue records

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Pieter Harting

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

In research: Pieter Harting appears in biology 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 Pieter Harting 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: Pieter Harting is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1812 births, 1885 deaths, 19th-century Dutch biologists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Pieter Harting 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 Pieter Harting 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 Pieter Harting matter?

Because it connects several biology 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 Pieter Harting?

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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