astronomy

Ulysses Prentiss Hedrick

Ulysses Prentiss Hedrick 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 Ulysses Prentiss Hedrick rather than just read about it. In short: Ulysses Prentiss Hedrick (1870–1951) was an American botanist and horticulturist. His main interest was cultivated fruit trees and he published a number of volumes dealing with such fruits as cherries, grapes, plums, and peaches.

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Reference excerpt

Ulysses Prentiss Hedrick (1870–1951) was an American botanist and horticulturist. His main interest was cultivated fruit trees and he published a number of volumes dealing with such fruits as cherries, grapes, plums, and peaches.

Biography Hedrick was born in 1870 in Independence, Iowa. He grew up in Northern Michigan near Harbor Springs, an experience recalled in his memoir The Land of the Crooked Tree, and was the brother of Wilbur Olin Hedrick. He attended Michigan State Agricultural College (MSAC), now Michigan State University, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in 1893 and a Master of Science degree in 1895. He worked as Assistant Horticulturist at MSAC from 1893 to 1895, while studying for his M.S. From 1895 to 1905, Hedrick taught botany and horticulture at Oregon Agricultural College (1895–1897), Utah Agricultural College (1897–1899), and Michigan State Agricultural College (1899–1905). He became a horticulturist at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, New York in 1905. While in Geneva, Hedrick was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science (Sc.D.) degree at Hobart College in 1913. He continued to work at the Station, which he directed from 1928 onwards, until 1937, when he retired. Hedrick was made a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1911, and of the New York State Historical Association and a member of the American Society for Horticultural Science (president 1913) and American Pomological Society. During his lifetime, he authored or co-authored more than a dozen publications, which are "still frequently consulted", on the subjects of pomology and horticulture. His monographs on fruits, including publications such as The Pears of New York (1922), "have become classic references on the fruit cultivars of the period". Hedrick died in 1951.

Publications

Grapes of New York (1908) Plums of New York (1911) Cherries of New York (1915) Peaches of New York (1917) Manual of American Grape Growing (1919) Sturtevant's Notes on Edible Plants (1919) Cyclopedia of Hardy Fruits (1921) The Pears of New York (1921) Systematic Pomology (1925) Small Fruit of New York (1925) The Vegetables of New York (1929) History of Agriculture in the State of New York (1933) Fruits for the Home Garden (1944) The Land of the Crooked Tree (1948) Grapes and Wines from Home Vineyards (1945) A History of Horticulture in America (1950)

References

External links

Works by Ulysses Prentiss Hedrick at Project Gutenberg Works by or about Ulysses Prentiss Hedrick at the Internet Archive

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Ulysses Prentiss Hedrick

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Ulysses Prentiss Hedrick 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 Ulysses Prentiss Hedrick 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 Ulysses Prentiss Hedrick 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 Ulysses Prentiss Hedrick

In research: Ulysses Prentiss Hedrick 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 Ulysses Prentiss Hedrick 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: Ulysses Prentiss Hedrick is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1870 births, 1951 deaths, American botanists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Ulysses Prentiss Hedrick 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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