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Baeyer

American

[bey-er, be-yuhr] / ˈbeɪ ər, ˈbɛ yər /

noun

(Johann Friedrich Wilhelm) Adolf von Adolf Baeyer, 1835–1917, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1905.

Baeyer British

/ ˈbaɪər /

noun

Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Adolf von (joˈhan ˈfriːdrɪç ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈaːdɔlf fɔn). 1835–1917, German chemist, noted for the synthesis of indigo: Nobel prize for chemistry 1905

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Von Baeyer fails to explore their real differences.

From Scientific American • Sep. 21, 2013

Appleby and von Baeyer ridicule the frequentist who would bet in this lottery in spite of the evidence that it is rigged.

From Scientific American • Sep. 21, 2013

Von Baeyer often employs straw men in his criticisms of frequentist probability.

From Scientific American • Sep. 21, 2013

Von Baeyer also lists several other possible interpretations, but leaves out what I think is the most promising approach.

From Scientific American • Jun. 21, 2013

We may also mention the famous laboratory at Munich designed by A. von Baeyer in 1875.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various

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