astronomy

Samuel Allport

Samuel Allport 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 Samuel Allport rather than just read about it. In short: Samuel Allport (January 23, 1816 – July 7, 1897) was an English petrologist. Life He was born in Birmingham and educated in that city.

Key takeaways

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

Reference excerpt

Samuel Allport (January 23, 1816 – July 7, 1897) was an English petrologist.

Life He was born in Birmingham and educated in that city.

Although occupied in business during the greater portion of his life, his leisure was given to geological studies, and when residing for a short period in Bahia, South America, he made observations on the geology, published by the Geological Society in 1860. His chief work was in microscopic petrology, to the study of which he was attracted by the investigations of Dr. Henry Sorby; and he became one of the pioneers of this branch of geology, preparing his own rock-sections with remarkable skill. The basalts of south Staffordshire, the diorites of Warwickshire, the phonolite of the Wolf Rock (to which he first directed attention), the pitchstones of Arran and the altered igneous rocks near the Land's End were investigated and described by him during the years 1869–1879 in the Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society and in the Geological Magazine. In 1880 he was appointed librarian in Mason Science College (which later became the University of Birmingham), a post which he relinquished on account of ill-health in 1887. In that year the Lyell Medal was awarded to him by the Geological Society. A few years later he retired to Cheltenham, where he died in 1897.

References

External links Works by or about Samuel Allport at Wikisource

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Samuel Allport

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Samuel Allport 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 Samuel Allport 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 Samuel Allport 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 Samuel Allport

In research: Samuel Allport 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 Samuel Allport 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: Samuel Allport is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1816 births, 1897 deaths, 19th-century English geologists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Samuel Allport 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 Samuel Allport in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Samuel Allport 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.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Samuel Allport in simple terms?

Samuel Allport (January 23, 1816 – July 7, 1897) was an English petrologist. Life He was born in Birmingham and educated in that city.

Why does Samuel Allport 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.

How should I study Samuel Allport?

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 Samuel Allport.