Moissan
Americannoun
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Prof. Moissan, of the Sorbonne?The electric furnace, foundation of electric metallurgical industries.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was Henri Moissan, Professor of Chemistry at the Sorbonne in Paris, who made the first great discoveries in the use of the electric furnace and produced the first artificial diamonds.
From The Story of Great Inventions by Burns, Elmer Ellsworth
To appreciate this it is necessary to recall the way in which Moissan made his diamonds.
From Curiosities of the Sky by Serviss, Garrett Putman
In 1852 magnesium was isolated electrolytically by R. Bunsen, and this process subsequently received much attention at the hands of Moissan and Borchers.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" by Various
This startling discovery was subsequently verified by Professors C. Friedel and H. Moissan, and also by Sir W. Crookes.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various
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