astronomy

Wilhelm Heering

Wilhelm Heering 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 Wilhelm Heering rather than just read about it. In short: Wilhelm Christian August Heering (6 September 1876, Altona – 26 May 1916, Verdun) was a German botanist. He studied natural sciences at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, the University of Halle, and Kiel University, receiving his doctorate in 1899.

Key takeaways

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

Reference excerpt

Wilhelm Christian August Heering (6 September 1876, Altona – 26 May 1916, Verdun) was a German botanist. He studied natural sciences at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, the University of Halle, and Kiel University, receiving his doctorate in 1899. While a student, he began expansion of a herbarium that was formerly maintained by apothecary Johann Jacob Meyer from 1812 to 1834. The herbarium is now kept at the botanical institute of the University of Hamburg. Beginning in 1899, he focused on studies of freshwater algae, providing information on a wide variety of algae found in the Eppendorfer Moor. In 1902, he began teaching classes at a secondary school in Ottensen, and in 1909 became associated with the Schleswig-Holstein provincial office for nature conservation. From 1911, he worked as a research assistant at the Botanical State Institute in Hamburg, during which time he also conducted lectures at the Colonial Institute. While serving as a deputy officer in World War I, he died on the Western Front in May 1916. As a taxonomist, he circumscribed numerous species within the botanical genus Baccharis.

Selected works Die Algen des Eppendorfer Moores bei Hamburg, 1904 – Algae of the Eppendorfer Moor near Hamburg. Bäume und Wälder Schleswig-Holsteins. Ein Beitrag zur Natur-und Kulturgeschichte der Provinz, 1906 – Trees and forests in Schleswig-Holstein: A contribution to the natural and cultural history of the province. Die Süsswasseralgen Schleswig-Holsteins und der angrenzenden Gebiete der Freien und Hansestädte Hamburg und Lübeck, etc. – The freshwater algae of Schleswig-Holstein and the neighboring areas of the Free and Hanseatic cities of Hamburg and Lübeck. Untersuchungen über die Weideverhältnisse in Deutsch-Südwestafrika : (Futterpflanzen und Bodenproben), 1911; with Clemens Grimme – Studies on pasture conditions in German Southwest Africa: fodder plants and soil samples. Die Futterpflanzen Deutsch-Südwestafrikas und Analysen von Bodenproben, 1914; with Clemens Grimme – Forage plants of German Southwest Africa and analysis of soil samples: botanical and chemical analyses. Systematische und pflanzengeographische Studien über die Baccharis-Arten des aussertropischen Südamerikas, 1915 – Systematic and phytogeographical studies of Baccharis-types from tropical South America. Also, he made contributions involving the green algae class Chlorophyceae to the series Die süsswasser-flora Deutschlands, Österreichs und der Schweiz.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Wilhelm Heering

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Wilhelm Heering 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 Wilhelm Heering 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 Wilhelm Heering 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 Wilhelm Heering

In research: Wilhelm Heering 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 Wilhelm Heering 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: Wilhelm Heering is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1876 births, 1916 deaths, 20th-century German botanists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Wilhelm Heering 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 Wilhelm Heering in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Wilhelm Heering 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 Wilhelm Heering out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Wilhelm Heering in simple terms?

Why does Wilhelm Heering 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 Wilhelm Heering?

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 Wilhelm Heering.