Hermite

[ her-meet; French er-meet ]

noun

1. Charles [sh, a, r, l], 1822–1901, French mathematician.

Example Sentences

Hermite Island was not seen, but a small lump on the horizon, to the south of the former, was probably Lowendal Island.

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The land of Hermite Island, and its vicinity, has a most remarkable appearance when seen from the south.

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A similar scheme was advocated in yet more serious earnest by M. Hermite in the early eighties.

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One of the earliest preparations used in sanitary work was an electrolysed sea water, usually known as Hermite Fluid.

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This was introduced by M. Hermite in 1889 and was employed for domestic purposes and for flushing sewers and latrines.

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