Stevin

[ stuh-vahyn ]

/ stəˈvaɪn /

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[see-mawn], /ˈsi mɔn/, 1548–1620, Dutch mathematician and physicist.

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On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.

Stevin of Bruges reckons up 2170 monosillables, which being compounded, how richly do they grace a tongue.
Notes & Queries, No. 39. Saturday, July 27, 1850|Various
It is interesting to note that Wright translated Stevin's work into English.
The Natural Philosophy of William Gilbert and His Predecessors|W. James King
Stevin supposed a chain to be placed over two inclined planes, and to hang down in the manner represented in the figure.
The Life of Galileo Galilei, with Illustrations of the Advancement of Experimental Philosophy|John Elliot Drinkwater Bethune
Stevin was a noted mathematician, and also experimented in the construction of wheel vehicles about 1600.
Automobile Biographies|Lyman Horace Weeks

Stevin also built a smaller sail vehicle, similar to the one just described, that carried from five to eight persons.
Automobile Biographies|Lyman Horace Weeks