astronomy

Raffaele Molin

Raffaele Molin 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 Raffaele Molin rather than just read about it. In short: Raffaele Molin (27 October 1825 – 29 June 1887) was an Italian scientist with successful career as physician, zoologist, geologist. He is most revered for his works in ichthyology and parasitology, and he is also immortalised as the authority of a number of parasitic worms.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

Raffaele Molin (27 October 1825 – 29 June 1887) was an Italian scientist with successful career as physician, zoologist, geologist. He is most revered for his works in ichthyology and parasitology, and he is also immortalised as the authority of a number of parasitic worms.

Biography

Early life and education He was born in Zadar on 27 October 1825. His father was Ferdinand Astolfi and mother Margaret Trevisani. He studied medicine at the University of Vienna, from where he graduated in 1849.

Career and research In 1851, shortly after the retirement of professor TA Catullus, he was appointed by the Austrian Government to be the successor as professor of natural sciences at the University of Padua. He started dual teaching in zoology and mineralogy on 4 February 1852. From 1856 he began to devote himself to research in ichthyology. On 13 January 1856 he was elected as member of the Academy of Sciences, Letters and Arts in Padua. His research work centred at the provinces of Vienna, where he made his first contribution in helminthology. In 1858, he described for the first time a chicken parasite Capillaria annulata. Eventually in the spring of 1866, he moved to Vienna. In 1867, he was appointed by the Government of Vienna as professor of applied zoology at the Imperial-Royal Polytechnic Institute (now Vienna University of Technology). However, he remained there only up to January 1875. In 1878, he obtained the professional license as practitioner physician. He even opened a free clinic for the poor two days a week. From 1885 to 1887 he taught as a lecturer at the Vienna College of Agriculture, while maintaining a hobby of breeding of pets and aquatic animals. He died in Vienna on 29 June 1887.

Taxa authored Aspidorhynchus (Molin, 1858) Capillaria annulata (Molin, 1858)

References

External links Wikispecies DIZIONARIO BIOGRAFICO DEGLI ITALIANI. Archived 2012-02-27 at the Wayback Machine Books at Barnes&Noble Publications at Google Books Books at Amazon books at AbeBooks Publications at WorldCat

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Raffaele Molin

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Raffaele Molin 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 Raffaele Molin 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 Raffaele Molin 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 Raffaele Molin

In research: Raffaele Molin 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 Raffaele Molin 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: Raffaele Molin is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1825 births, 1887 deaths, Academic staff of the University of Padua, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Raffaele Molin 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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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.

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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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