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Balmer

British

/ ˈbalmər /

noun

Johann Jakob . 1825–98, Swiss mathematician; discovered (1885) a formula giving the wavelengths of a series of lines in the hydrogen spectrum (the Balmer series )

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He announced Balmer as the national police lead for defending democracy and said he had written to the senior officer to emphasise "the importance of keeping pace with the evolving threat that abuse poses".

From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2026

Balmer told the BBC there was "clearly a spread of both online and offline targeting".

From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2026

Balmer breaks appear in ordinary galaxies, especially in those forming few or no new stars, but they are much weaker than what was seen in The Cliff.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 29, 2025

This sudden rise is known as a "Balmer break."

From Science Daily ● Nov. 29, 2025

But always after that Mrs. Balmer noticed that the door remained open.

From A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago by Hecht, Ben

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