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Rosemary Low

Rosemary Low 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 Rosemary Low rather than just read about it. In short: Rosemary Low is a British aviculturist, ornithologist, conservationist, writer and expert on parrots. Low started her career as a writer for the magazine, Cage and Aviary Birds.

Key takeaways

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

Reference excerpt

Rosemary Low is a British aviculturist, ornithologist, conservationist, writer and expert on parrots.

Low started her career as a writer for the magazine, Cage and Aviary Birds. At that time, she and her husband had a collection of about 50 parrots. Following their separation she spent nearly eight years in the Canary Islands where she was curator of two major collections of parrots, first at Loro Parque on Tenerife and subsequently at Palmitos Park on Gran Canaria. She served as editor of the PsittaScene Magazine published by the World Parrot Trust until 2004. She has stated that her three main goals are: “to widely publish information which will lead to a better standard of care for captive birds, to reduce the demand for wild-caught parrots, and to promote and assist with parrot conservation projects.”

Publications As well as hundreds of articles and scientific papers, books authored or coauthored by Low include:

1968 – Aviary Birds. Arco Publications: London. 1972 – The Parrots of South America. John Gifford: London. ISBN 0-7071-0063-1 1976 – Beginner’s Guide to Birdkeeping. Pelham Books: London. ISBN 0-7207-0673-4 1977 – Lories and Lorikeets: the Brush-Tongued Parrots. Paul Elek: London. ISBN 0-236-40102-5 1979 – Parrots and cockatoos. (Illustrated by Elizabeth Butterworth, text by Rosemary Low). Fischer Fine Art: London. 1980 – Parrots, their care and breeding. Blandford Press: Poole. ISBN 0-7137-0876-X 1983 – Amazon parrots: a monograph. (With Elizabeth Butterworth). Rodolphe d'Erlanger/Basilisk Press: London. 1984 – Endangered Parrots. Blandford Press: Poole. ISBN 0-7137-1366-6 1985 – Keeping Parrots. Blandford Press: Poole. ISBN 0-7137-1695-9 1986 – Parrots, their care and breeding. (Revised and enlarged edition). Blandford Press: Poole. ISBN 0-7137-1437-9 1986 – The Complete Book of Canaries. (With Ken Denham). Murdoch Books: UK. ISBN 0-948075-02-3 1987 – Hand-Rearing Parrots and Other Birds. Blandford Press: Poole. ISBN 0-7137-1901-X 1988 – Parrots – a complete guide. Merehurst: London. ISBN 1-85391-023-6 1990 – Macaws – a complete guide. Merehurst: London. ISBN 1-85391-072-4 1992 – Parrots in Aviculture: A Photo Reference Guide. (With Ron Moat). Mattachione, Silvio, & Company. ISBN 1-895270-11-1 1993 – Cockatoos in Aviculture. Blandford Press: Poole. ISBN 0-7137-2322-X 1994 – Endangered Parrots. (Revised edition). Blandford Press: Poole. ISBN 0-7137-2356-4 1998 – Encyclopedia of the Lories. Hancock House: Blaine, Washington. ISBN 0-88839-413-6 1998 – Parrot Breeding. Rob Harvey: Farnham. ISBN 0-9516549-5-0 1999 – The Loving Care of Pet Parrots. Hancock House Publishing. ISBN 0-88839-439-X 2000 – Why Does My Parrot…? Souvenir Press. ISBN 0-285-63570-0 2003 – Fabulous feathers, remarkable birds. Blackie: London. ISBN 1-903138-49-3 2003 – Caiques. DONA Publications: Komenskeho. ISBN 80-7322-044-X 2005 – Amazon Parrots: Aviculture, Trade and Conservation. Author. ISBN 0-9531337-4-5 2006 – A Guide to Grey Parrots As Pet and Aviary Birds. Australian Bird Keeper: Tweed Heads. ISBN 978-0-9750817-6-1 2006 – The Parrot Companion. New Holland: London. ISBN 1-84537-463-0 2007 – A Century of Parrots. Insignis Publications: Mansfield. ISBN 978-0-9531337-5-8 2014 - Understanding Parrots - Cues from nature. INSiGNIS Publications, Mansfield. ISBN 978-0-9531337-9-6

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Rosemary Low

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Rosemary Low 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 Rosemary Low 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 Rosemary Low 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 Rosemary Low

In research: Rosemary Low 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 Rosemary Low 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: Rosemary Low is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Aviculture, Aviculturists, British environmentalists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Rosemary Low 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 Rosemary Low in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Rosemary Low means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Rosemary Low out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Rosemary Low in simple terms?

Rosemary Low is a British aviculturist, ornithologist, conservationist, writer and expert on parrots. Low started her career as a writer for the magazine, Cage and Aviary Birds.

Why does Rosemary Low matter?

Because it connects several science 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 Rosemary Low?

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.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Rosemary Low.