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Hermite

American  
[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

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 Spears, John R.

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 Bacon, John Mackenzie

Many modifications have been patented by Hermite, that of 1895 specifying the use of platinum gauze anodes, held in ebonite or other frames.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" by Various

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

From Chlorination of Water by Race, Joseph

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