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Balmer

British  
/ ˈbalmər /

noun

  1. 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 )

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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After the meeting, Gordon Balmer, of the PRA, said: "We engaged in constructive discussion with the government on this, and we are working collaboratively with them."

From BBC Mar. 14, 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

"A remarkable Ruby: Absorption in dense gas, rather than evolved stars, drives the extreme Balmer break of a Little Red Dot at z = 3.5" in Astronomy & Astrophysics.

From Science Daily Nov. 29, 2025

Balmer was asked in a police interview what he would have done if he had come face to face with Shapiro.

From BBC Oct. 14, 2025

But when Mrs. Balmer entered the room the following morning to straighten it up she found several innovations.

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

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