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Wordsworth Donisthorpe

Wordsworth Donisthorpe 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 Wordsworth Donisthorpe rather than just read about it. In short: Wordsworth Donisthorpe (24 March 1847 – 30 January 1914) was an English barrister, individualist anarchist and inventor, pioneer of cinematography and chess enthusiast. Life and work Donisthorpe was born in Leeds, on 24 March 1847.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

Wordsworth Donisthorpe (24 March 1847 – 30 January 1914) was an English barrister, individualist anarchist and inventor, pioneer of cinematography and chess enthusiast.

Life and work Donisthorpe was born in Leeds, on 24 March 1847. His father was George E. Donisthorpe, also an inventor; his brother, Horace Donisthorpe, was a myrmecologist. He studied at Leeds Grammar School and Trinity College, Cambridge. Donisthorpe married Ann Maria Anderson on 17 December 1873; whom he had four children. He and his wife later separated and he had a daughter with Edith Georgina Fleming (whom he described as his second wife) in 1911. In 1885, Donisthorpe was co-founder of the British Chess Association and the British Chess Club. He was an avid explorer and traveled throughout Northern Africa with Newnes, the publisher. He wrote a book, 'Down the Streams of Civilization,' and many papers. Donisthorpe spoke on anarchism at a conference organised by the Fabian Society in 1886. He was associated with the Liberty and Property Defence League and edited their Jus journal until his split from the League in 1888.

In 1876, Donisthorpe filed for a film camera patent that he named a "kinesigraph". The object of the invention was to: facilitate the taking of a succession of photographic pictures at equal intervals of time, in order to record the changes taking place in or the movement of the object being photographed, and also by means of a succession of pictures so taken of any moving object to give to the eye a presentation of the object in continuous movement as it appeared when being photographed. According to Donisthorpe, he produced a model of this camera around the late 1870s. In 1890 he also produced, together with his cousin W. C. Crofts, a moving picture of London's Trafalgar Square. The camera that produced this moving picture was patented in 1889 along with the projector necessary to show the motion frames. In 1893, Donisthorpe was one of the founding members and President of the children's rights and free love advocacy organisation the Legitimation League; he left the organization in 1897. In his last book Uropa (1913), he proposed a philosophical language derived from Latin roots. An example is the phrase Karla avyrie ma glacyrusam, "Charles has given me a refrigerator". On 30 January 1914, Donisthorpe died of heart failure at Shottermill, Surrey.

Selected works Principles of Plutology. London: Williams & Norgate. 1876. The claims of labour, or, Serfdom, Wagedom, and Freedom. London: Samuel Tinsley & Co. 1880. Empire and Liberty, a Lecture on the Principles of Local Government. London: Liberty and Property Defence League. 1886. Labour capitalization. London: G. Harmsworth & Co. 1887. Individualism, a System of Politics. London: Macmillan. 1889. "The Woes of an Anarchist". Liberty. 1890. "L'État Est Mort; Vive L'État!". Liberty. 1890. Love and Law: An Essay on Marriage. London: W. Reeves. 1893. Law in a Free State. London: Macmillan. 1895. Down the stream of civilization. London: George Newnes. 1898.

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Illustrations

Wordsworth Donisthorpe: Donisthorpe filmed London's Trafalgar Square traffic in 1890; these are the surviving 10 frames — Donisthorpe filmed London's Trafalgar Square traffic in 1890; these are the surviving 10 frames

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Wordsworth Donisthorpe

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Wordsworth Donisthorpe 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 Wordsworth Donisthorpe 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 Wordsworth Donisthorpe 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 Wordsworth Donisthorpe

In research: Wordsworth Donisthorpe 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 Wordsworth Donisthorpe 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: Wordsworth Donisthorpe is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1847 births, 1914 deaths, 19th-century British chess players, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Wordsworth Donisthorpe 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

What is Wordsworth Donisthorpe in simple terms?

Wordsworth Donisthorpe (24 March 1847 – 30 January 1914) was an English barrister, individualist anarchist and inventor, pioneer of cinematography and chess enthusiast. Life and work Donisthorpe was born in Leeds, on 24 March 1847.

Why does Wordsworth Donisthorpe 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 Wordsworth Donisthorpe?

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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It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Wordsworth Donisthorpe.