Thénard
Americannoun
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Eons later, in 1739, Louis-Jacques Thénard discovered how to make cobalt aluminate, better known as cobalt blue.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 4, 2023
Chemist Louis Jacques Thénard created a synthetic version of the color in the early 1800s and it quickly became popular with artists like Vincent Van Gogh, who used it in “Starry Night.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 3, 2022
Inspired by the blue glazes used on 18th century Sèvres porcelain, initially reserved for the aristocracy, chemist Louis Jacques Thénard developed a synthetic, vivid cobalt blue pigment making it affordable for the masses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2015
The little troupe had been well drilled by Thénard, who took a great deal of trouble, not only with their diction, but with their movements.
From Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 by Mary King Waddington
He actually wanted to construct me a laboratory worthy of Thénard or Duprez.
From The Man With The Broken Ear by Henry Holt
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