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Władysław Taczanowski

Władysław Taczanowski 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 Władysław Taczanowski rather than just read about it. In short: Władysław Taczanowski ([vwaˈdɨ.swaf ta.t͡ʂaˈnɔf.skʲi]; 17 March 1819, in Jabłonna, Lublin Voivodeship – 17 January 1890, in Warsaw) was a Polish zoologist and collector of natural history who explored the Russian Far East and northern Africa. He specialized mainly in ornithology but also described numerous other taxa including reptiles and arachnids.

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Reference excerpt

Władysław Taczanowski ([vwaˈdɨ.swaf ta.t͡ʂaˈnɔf.skʲi]; 17 March 1819, in Jabłonna, Lublin Voivodeship – 17 January 1890, in Warsaw) was a Polish zoologist and collector of natural history who explored the Russian Far East and northern Africa. He specialized mainly in ornithology but also described numerous other taxa including reptiles and arachnids.

Life

A member of an old noble (szlachta) magnate family, Taczanowski, from the Poznań region Władysław studied in Lublin and managed the family farm after the death of his father. He then joined government service and served on special missions of the governor of Radom. He joined the Warsaw University Museum in 1855 and began to travel and train at other museums. In 1865 he joined Benedict Dybowski and Victor Godlewski on expeditions to Eastern Russia. In 1862 he succeeded Feliks Paweł Jarocki as curator. Taczanowski took part in an expedition to Algeria with Antoni S. Waga (1866–67) and wrote several significant studies including Birds of Poland (1882) and Ornithology of Peru (1884-86). He received collections from Cayenne through Constantin Jelski, from the Upper Nile from Counts Alexander and Constantine Branicki. From 1875 he continued to receive specimens from South America after Jean Stolzmann replaced Jelski. He received an honorary doctorate from the University of Krakow in 1887. Species named after him include Taczanowski's tinamou (Nothoprocta taczanowskii), the Junin flightless grebe (Podiceps taczanowskii), the mountain paca (Agouti taczanowskii), Taczanowski's gudgeon (Ladislavia taczanowskii), and Taczanowski's dwarf boa (Tropidophis taczanowskyi).

Other works "Les Aranéides de la Guyane française," Horae Societatis entomologicae Rossicae (1871) "Les Aranéides de la Guyane française," Horae Societatis entomologicae Rossicae (1873) "Les Aranéides du Pérou. Famille des Attidés" (1879) Ornithologie du Pérou (1884)

Tribute The fish Ladislavia taczanowskii Dybowski, 1869 was named for him.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Władysław Taczanowski

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Władysław Taczanowski 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 Władysław Taczanowski 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 Władysław Taczanowski 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 Władysław Taczanowski

In research: Władysław Taczanowski 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 Władysław Taczanowski 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: Władysław Taczanowski is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1819 births, 1890 deaths, Naturalists from the Russian Empire, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Władysław Taczanowski 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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