Hansen
[hahn-suh n]
- Pe·ter An·dre·as [pee-tuh r ahn-dree-ahs] /ˈpi tər ɑnˈdri ɑs/, 1795–1874, Danish astronomer.
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Examples from the Web for hansen
Contemporary Examples
Hansen, the driver, was my guide (although I wandered off unencumbered at times).
Hansen, our driver, says horses are frightened by unusual things (one has a crazed fear of wedding dresses).
Ikrimah exists “at the intersection” of Al-Qaeda and Al-Shabaab, says Hansen.
“Everyone involved in this story has serious credibility problems,” Hansen told The Daily Beast.
Hansen illustrates the luck and logic, good and bad, that saw each resident of the town through the storm or lead to their demise.
Historical Examples
Hansen made use of the mode of suspension exhibited in Fig. 3.
"Now we've found someone that can put it all over Hansen," shouted one of them.
HighacresJane Abbott
Its cause was discovered by Hansen in 1871 to be a specific bacillus.
Jesus the ChristJames Edward Talmage
Gerrard had a great send-off when he left Hansen's for the coast.
Tom GerrardLouis Becke
Hansen, here, is one of the witnesses he tells me, and Hornby is the other.
The Wind Before the DawnDell H. Munger
Hansen
(hăn′sən, hän′-)Gerhard Henrik Armauer 1746-1845- Norwegian physician and bacteriologist who discovered (1869) the leprosy bacillus.
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