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 often employs straw men in his criticisms of frequentist probability.

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 fails to explore their real differences.

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

As we have seen, such invariable pendulums had been used by Bouguer and Kater, and after the experiences with the Repsold apparatus had been recommended again by Baeyer for relative determinations.

From Development of Gravity Pendulums in the 19th Century Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology, Papers 34-44 On Science and Technology, Smithsonian Institution, 1966 by Lenzen, Victor Fritz

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