astronomy

Pieter Willem Leenhouts

Pieter Willem Leenhouts 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 Pieter Willem Leenhouts rather than just read about it. In short: Pieter Willem Leenhouts (1926 – 1 March 2004) was a Dutch botanist. He worked at the Rijksherbarium from 1947 until his official retirement in 1991, and then was an honorary member of staff until 1999.

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Reference excerpt

Pieter Willem Leenhouts (1926 – 1 March 2004) was a Dutch botanist. He worked at the Rijksherbarium from 1947 until his official retirement in 1991, and then was an honorary member of staff until 1999. He was editor of Blumea from 1973 to 1999. The standard author abbreviation Leenh. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.

Eponymy Burseraceae: Haplolobus leenhoutsii Kochummen Loganiaceae: Geniostoma leenhoutsii B.J.Conn Loganiaceae: Strychnos leenhoutsii Tirel

Publications

Books 1959. A monograph of the genus Canarium (Burseraceae). Edición reimpresa de Ijdo, 475 pp. 1965. Systematisch-morphologische Studien an Terebinthales-Familien: (Bursersaceae, Sapindaceae). Volumen 1965, Nº 10 de Mathematisch-naturwissenschaftlich Klasse. Editor Verlag der Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur, 584 pp. 1966. A new Strychnos from Borneo (Loganiaceae). 230 pp 1967. Phoenicimon Ridl. (Sapindaceae) is Glycosmis Correa (Rutaceae). 452 pp. 1968b. Florae Malesianae Praecursores L.a revision of Lepisanthes ... 59 pp. 1968a. A guide to the practice of herbarium taxonomy. Volumen 58 de Regnum vegetabile. Editor Int. Bureau for Plant Taxonomy & Nomenclature, 60 pp. 1971. A Revision of Dimocarpus (Sapindaceae). 19 pp. 1972. A revision of Haplolobus (Burseraceae). 28 pp. 1976. The genus Canarium in the Pacific. Volumen 216 de Bernice P. Bishop Museum bulletin. Edición reimpresa de Kraus Reprint Co. 53 pp.

References

External links Data related to Pieter Willem Leenhouts at Wikispecies

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Pieter Willem Leenhouts

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Pieter Willem Leenhouts 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 Pieter Willem Leenhouts 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 Willem Leenhouts 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 Willem Leenhouts

In research: Pieter Willem Leenhouts 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 Pieter Willem Leenhouts 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 Willem Leenhouts is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1926 births, 2004 deaths, 20th-century Dutch botanists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Pieter Willem Leenhouts 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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Frequently asked questions

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