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Hermite

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[her-meet, er-meet] / hərˈmit, ɛrˈmit /

noun

  1. Charles 1822–1901, French mathematician.


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Relatives of Hermite Mercius, who died on April 18 in a Brooklyn nursing home from the virus, said the funeral home misidentified her remains, sending them a photo of someone who was not her.

From New York Times ● Dec. 22, 2020

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

From Chlorination of Water by Joseph Race

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

From Chlorination of Water by Joseph Race

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

From The Dominion of the Air; the story of aerial navigation by John Mackenzie Bacon

The traveller who visits Hermite Island, in the immediate vicinity of Cape Horn, will find them so at this day.

From The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia by John R. Spears

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