Lonsdale

[lŏnz′dāl′]Dame Kathleen Yardley 1903-1971

Irish physicist noted for using x-ray analysis to show that the carbon atoms in the benzene ring are arranged hexagonally and are in the same plane (1929).

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Contemporary Examples of lonsdale

The Cohens and Lonsdale all had active social lives and appeared to be immensely normal.
Inside Spying's Famous Scandals
Stella Rimington
July 2, 2010

Historical Examples of lonsdale

Your address is you say 470, Lonsdale Street, West, so we know where to find you.
Australia Revenged
Boomerang
Mr. Lonsdale placed two snails in a small and badly kept garden.
The Dawn of Reason
James Weir
But you did not hear me speak of Lonsdale; it was her ladyship who mentioned it.
Salem Chapel, v.1/2
Mrs. Oliphant
Do you know I have an uneasiness about these ladies in Lonsdale?
Salem Chapel, v.1/2
Mrs. Oliphant
And your Lonsdale has been examined and exhausted; all is safe there.
Salem Chapel, v.1/2
Mrs. Oliphant