Helmont
Jan Bap·tis·ta van [yahn bahp tis-tah-vahn], /yɑn bɑp ˈtɪs tɑ vɑn/, 1579–1644, Flemish chemist and physician.
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Demons, witches, and ghosts were included in Van Helmont's system as causes of disease.
An Epitome of the History of Medicine | Roswell ParkThe word gas was suggested to Van Helmont by the Greek chaos.
The gas which Van Helmont discovered was, as we now know, carbonic acid.
In Search of a Son | William Shepard WalshAt all times the air had received attention, especially since van Helmont made his far-reaching investigations on gases.
Van Helmont, however, seems to have been a genuine man, and to suffer from an undeserved contempt.
Essays | Arthur Christopher Benson
British Dictionary definitions for Helmont
/ (Flemish ˈhɛlmɔnt) /
Jean Baptiste van (ʒɑ̃ batist vɑn). 1577–1644, Flemish chemist and physician. He was the first to distinguish gases and claimed to have coined the word gas
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