astronomy

Ross McNabb

Ross McNabb 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 Ross McNabb rather than just read about it. In short: Robert Francis Ross McNabb (11 December 1934 – 14 December 1972) was a New Zealand mycologist. He was born in Kawakawa, and attended local schools in his youth, including Whangarei Boys' High School and Southland Boys' High School.

Key takeaways

Ross McNabb belongs to astronomy; place it in that map before memorising details.
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Reference excerpt

Robert Francis Ross McNabb (11 December 1934 – 14 December 1972) was a New Zealand mycologist. He was born in Kawakawa, and attended local schools in his youth, including Whangarei Boys' High School and Southland Boys' High School. He received a BSc degree from the University of Otago in 1956, and two years later an MSc for his work on mycorrhizae morphology in native New Zealand plants. In 1961, having been awarded a National Research Fellowship the year before, McNabb left New Zealand for the UK to study with Cecil Terence Ingold at Birkbeck College. McNabb earned a PhD in 1963; his thesis was titled "Taxonomic studies in the Dacrymycetaceae". He was jointly awarded the Hamilton Memorial Prize in 1966 from The Royal Society of New Zealand, the same year he was appointed to the editorial board of the New Zealand Journal of Botany. Most of McNabb's later publications, largely published in this journal, were about fungal taxonomy. Fungus species named in honor of McNabb include Paxillus mcnabbii (now Austropaxillus mcnabbii), and Entoloma mcnabbianum.

Selected publications McNabb, R.F.R. (1962). "Additions to the rust fungi of New Zealand. III". Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand Bot. 1 (8): 109–116. McNabb, R.F.R. (1962). "The graminicolous rust fungi of New Zealand". Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand Bot. 1 (19): 235–257. McNabb, R.F.R. (1962). "The genus Exobasidium in New Zealand". Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand Bot. 1 (20): 259–268. McNabb, R.F.R. (1964). "New Zealand Tremellales. 1". New Zealand Journal of Botany 2 (4): 403–414. doi:10.1080/0028825X.1964.10428761 McNabb, R.F.R. (1964). "Taxonomic studies in the Dacrymycetaceae. I. Cerinomyces". New Zealand Journal of Botany 2 (4): 415–424. doi:10.1080/0028825X.1964.10428762 McNabb, R.F.R. (1965). "Taxonomic studies in the Dacrymycetaceae. II. Calocera (Fries) Fries". New Zealand Journal of Botany 3 (1): 31–58.doi:10.1080/0028825X.1965.10428712 McNabb, R.F.R. (1965). "Taxonomic studies in the Dacrymycetaceae. III. Dacryopinax Martin". New Zealand Journal of Botany 3 (1): 59–72. doi:10.1080/0028825X.1965.10432062 McNabb, R.F.R. (1965). "Taxonomic studies in the Dacrymycetaceae. IV. Guepiniopsis Patouillard" New Zealand Journal of Botany 3 (2): 159–167. doi:10.1080/0028825X.1965.10876992 McNabb, R.F.R. (1965). "Taxonomic studies on the Dacrymycetaceae. V. Heterotextus Lloyd". New Zealand Journal of Botany 3 (3): 215–222. doi:10.1080/0028825X.1965.10428722 McNabb, R.F.R. (1965). "Taxonomic studies on the Dacrymycetaceae. VI. Femsjonia Fries". New Zealand Journal of Botany 3 (3): 223–228. doi:10.1080/0028825X.1965.10428723 McNabb, R.F.R. (1965). "Some auriculariaceous fungi from the British Isles". Transactions of the British Mycological Society 48 (2): 187–192. McNabb, R.F.R. (1968). "The boletaceae of New Zealand". New Zealand Journal of Botany 6 (2): 137–176. doi:10.1080/0028825X.1968.10429056 McNabb, R.F.R. (1973). "Taxonomic studies in the Dracymycetaceae. VIII. Dacrymyces Nees ex Fries". New Zealand Journal of Botany 11 (3): 461–524.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Ross McNabb

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Ross McNabb 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 Ross McNabb 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 Ross McNabb 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 Ross McNabb

In research: Ross McNabb 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 Ross McNabb 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: Ross McNabb is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1934 births, 1972 deaths, 20th-century New Zealand botanists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Ross McNabb 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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Why does Ross McNabb matter?

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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