Dr Jigoro Kano, who meticulously studied ancient forms of jujitsu and philosophy, is seen as the founding father of the sport, after he created it aged 22 in 1893.

He meticulously studied the great masters: Villon, Baudelaire, Verlaine and Hugo.

Bridget Terry Long of Harvard meticulously studied the Clinton administration's education tax credits and concluded that they did not increase enrollment.

Twain meticulously studied 2,000 miles (3,200 km) of the Mississippi for more than two years before he received his steamboat pilot license in 1859.

Many zoos and aquariums, including the New Jersey aquarium, participate in species survival programs to breed and meticulously study the lives of endangered species.

The team meticulously studied Somoza's movements with a team member who was staked out at a newspaper kiosk near the estate.

It was the bulls nine and ten years old that caused perplexity, and these Rufous studied meticulously.

Galileo who removed the earth from the center of the Christian universe and Darwin who meticulously studied the origin of life were both declared heretics by the Church.

Dvorak and Dealey meticulously studied the English language, researching the most used letters and letter combinations.

He then meticulously studied the console itself, but found no hidden panels or hatches.