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Ștefan Burileanu

Ștefan Burileanu 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 Ștefan Burileanu rather than just read about it. In short: Ștefan Burileanu (10 January 1874 – 1944) was a Romanian officer, engineer, inventor, and academic who rose to the rank of major general in 1933. Biography Burileanu was born in Burila Mare village, Mehedinți County.

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Reference excerpt

Ștefan Burileanu (10 January 1874 – 1944) was a Romanian officer, engineer, inventor, and academic who rose to the rank of major general in 1933.

Biography Burileanu was born in Burila Mare village, Mehedinți County. He went to high school in Paris, graduating in 1891. From 1892 to 1894 he studied engineering and military science at École Polytechnique and from 1894–1896 at the Saint-Cyr military school in Fontainebleau. He completes his studies in France in 1901, earning a Ph.D. degree from the Sorbonne with a thesis titled Nouvelle méthode de balistique extérieure. In 1915 he converted the Hotchkiss 57 mm Model 1888/1916 into an anti-aircraft cannon, designing a system which he named Burileanu. The 40 converted cannons had a rate of fire of 20-25 rounds per minute, a horizontal firing arc of 360° and a vertical arc of + 85°. Colonel Burileanu designed and built a special warhead for this cannon, increasing its range by 22%. The cannon was widely used by the Romanian Army in World War I, bringing down German planes at Mărășești, Piatra Neamț, and Bârlad. He made a similar system for the Gruson 53 mm Model 1887/1916. He also contributed to the Romanian victory at the Battle of Mărășești through the modifications he made to its cannons and howitzers. Between 1923 and 1930 Burileanu was a professor of mechanics at the University of Cluj. He was elected titular member of the Romanian Academy of Sciences (Military Section) on 21 December 1935. Nowadays Burileanu is viewed as the father of the Romanian anti-aircraft artillery. In his memory, the Academy of Sciences has instituted a prize in his name. A street in Bucharest also bears his name. The Romanian Army's 30 km2 (12 sq mi) Test and Evaluation Center, located in Jegălia, Călărași County, is also named after General Burileanu.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Ștefan Burileanu

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Ștefan Burileanu 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

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Ștefan Burileanu 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 Ștefan Burileanu

In research: Ștefan Burileanu 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 Ștefan Burileanu 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: Ștefan Burileanu is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1874 births, 1951 deaths, Academic staff of Babeș-Bolyai University, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Ștefan Burileanu 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 Ștefan Burileanu in simple terms?

Ștefan Burileanu (10 January 1874 – 1944) was a Romanian officer, engineer, inventor, and academic who rose to the rank of major general in 1933. Biography Burileanu was born in Burila Mare village, Mehedinți County.

Why does Ștefan Burileanu 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.

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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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