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Richard Hind Cambage

Richard Hind Cambage is a science 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 Richard Hind Cambage rather than just read about it. In short: Richard Hind Cambage (7 November 1859 – 28 November 1928) was an Australian surveyor and botanist who made important contributions to the description of the genera Acacia and Eucalyptus. In 1902, Cambage became the Chief Mining Surveyor.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

Richard Hind Cambage (7 November 1859 – 28 November 1928) was an Australian surveyor and botanist who made important contributions to the description of the genera Acacia and Eucalyptus. In 1902, Cambage became the Chief Mining Surveyor. In 1916, he was made the Under-Secretary of the Mines Department. Cambage was also President of Royal Society of New South Wales. In 1925, he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.

Early life Cambage was born on 7 November 1859 in Milton, New South Wales, Australia. He was the son of John Fisher Cambage and his wife Emma Ann Jones. Cambage attended Ulladulla Public School.

Career Cambage taught briefly at the school before he became an assistant surveyor in 1878. He was licensed as a surveyor in 1882. Cambage worked for the Lands Department as a draughtsman for three years and as a surveyor at the Department of Mines. In 1902, he became the Chief Mining Surveyor. Cambage taught surveying at Sydney Technical College from 1909 to 1915. In 1916, he was made the Under-Secretary of the Mines Department. Cambage retired from the public service in 1924. In 1925, Cambage was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire. He was a member of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. He was President of the Institution of Surveyors, President of Royal Society of New South Wales and President of Pan-Pacific Science Congress. He was also President of the Australian Research Council. Cambage contributed to a number of articles in the Journal of the Royal Society and described 130 species.

Personal life and death Cambage died on 28 November 1928. He was 69. He was buried at the Anglican cemetery in Rookwood. He had been predeceased by his wife, Fanny née Skillman, whom he had married in 1881. He was survived by two sons and two daughters.

References

Bibliography "R. H. CAMBAGE, ESQ., F.L.S." The Ulladulla and Milton Times. Sat 4 December 1909. Page 8.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Richard Hind Cambage

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Richard Hind Cambage claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, 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 Richard Hind Cambage 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 Richard Hind Cambage 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 Richard Hind Cambage

In research: Richard Hind Cambage appears in science 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 Richard Hind Cambage 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: Richard Hind Cambage is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1859 births, 1928 deaths, 19th-century Australian botanists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Richard Hind Cambage 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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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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