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Baeyer

American  
[bey-er, be-yuhr] / ˈbeɪ ər, ˈbɛ yər /

noun

  1. (Johann Friedrich Wilhelm) Adolf von Adolf Baeyer, 1835–1917, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1905.


Baeyer British  
/ ˈbaɪər /

noun

  1. Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Adolf von (joˈhan ˈfriːdrɪç ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈaːdɔlf fɔn). 1835–1917, German chemist, noted for the synthesis of indigo: Nobel prize for chemistry 1905

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Von Baeyer fails to explore their real differences.

From Scientific American • Sep. 21, 2013

Appleby and von Baeyer ridicule the frequentist who would bet in this lottery in spite of the evidence that it is rigged.

From Scientific American • Sep. 21, 2013

Von Baeyer often employs straw men in his criticisms of frequentist probability.

From Scientific American • Sep. 21, 2013

Von Baeyer also lists several other possible interpretations, but leaves out what I think is the most promising approach.

From Scientific American • Jun. 21, 2013

Baeyer and Emmerling in 1870, Suida in 1878, Baeyer in 1878, Baeyer and Drewsen in 1882, and Heumann in 1890, can be said to have been the pioneers in the production of artificial indigo.

From Forty Centuries of Ink or, a chronological narrative concerning ink and its backgrounds, introducing incidental observations and deductions, parallels of time and color phenomena, bibliography, chemistry, poetical effusions, citations, anecdotes and curiosa together with some evidence respecting the evanescent character of most inks of to-day and an epitome of chemico-legal ink. by Carvalho, David Nunes

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