Silliman

[ sil-uh-muhn ]

/ ˈsɪl ə mən /

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Benjamin, 1779–1864, U.S. scientist and educator.

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“He was not the trigger-puller,” says Scott Silliman, a Duke University law professor.
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A militia force of five hundred had been hastily collected by Generals Wooster and Silliman.
Great Events in the History of North and South America|Charles A. Goodrich
It is said that on hearing the younger Silliman lecture, an enthusiastic auditor exclaimed, "Why, he beats the old gent!"
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Professor Silliman possessed another fine one, seven inches in length.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science|Various

A curious result happened to the elder Silliman when experimenting with a Peruvian emerald before the compound blowpipe.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science|Various
Here he found delight in renewing his studies of galvanism and electricity under Professor Silliman.
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