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Thomas Marsham

Thomas Marsham 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 Thomas Marsham rather than just read about it. In short: Thomas Marsham (1748–26 November 1819) was an English entomologist, specializing on beetles. Biography He married a Miss Symes of Ufford, Northants, and had two daughters.

Key takeaways

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

Reference excerpt

Thomas Marsham (1748–26 November 1819) was an English entomologist, specializing on beetles.

Biography He married a Miss Symes of Ufford, Northants, and had two daughters. He was Secretary to the West India Dock Company for many years and during the Napoleonic Wars became an officer in the volunteer corps of the Home Guard in 1802. He was a founder member of the Linnean Society and its Secretary from 1788 to 1798 and Treasurer from 1798 to 1816. He was a friend of James Francis Stephens, William Kirby and Alexander Macleay .

Works Observations on the Phalaena lubricipeda of Linnaeus and some other moths allied to it' Transactions of the Linnean Society, 1, 1791, pp. 67–75. System of Entomology, Hall's Royal Encyclopaedia (1788), reprinted 1796. Entomologia Britannica, sistens Insecta Britanniae indigena secundum Linneum deposita. Coleoptera., 1802. A collaborative work listing 1,307 species. Further voloumes on other orders were intended but never published-a common fate of early works. It is Marsham's magnum opus. 'Observations on the Curculio trifolii Transactions of the Linnean Society 6, 1806, pp. 142–146. (With Markwick and Lehmann); Some observations on an insect that destroys the wheat, supposed to be a wireworm Transactions of the Linnean Society, 9, 1808, pp. 160–161. Description of Notoclea, a new genus of Coleopterous insects from New Holland Transactions of the Linnean Society, 9, 1808, pp. 283–295. Some account of an insect of the genus Buprestis, taken alive out of wood composing a desk, which had been made above twenty years; in a letter to Mr Macleay' Transactions of the Linnean Society, 10, 1811, pp. 399–403.

Collection Marsham's collection, purchased by James Francis Stephens, is in the Natural History Museum along with some manuscripts.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Thomas Marsham

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Thomas Marsham 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 Thomas Marsham 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 Thomas Marsham 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 Thomas Marsham

In research: Thomas Marsham 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 Thomas Marsham 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: Thomas Marsham is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1748 births, 1819 deaths, British entomologists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Thomas Marsham 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 Thomas Marsham in 20 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

What is Thomas Marsham in simple terms?

Thomas Marsham (1748–26 November 1819) was an English entomologist, specializing on beetles. Biography He married a Miss Symes of Ufford, Northants, and had two daughters.

Why does Thomas Marsham 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 Thomas Marsham?

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 Thomas Marsham.