Voit

[ foit ]

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Carl or Karl von

[kahrl fuhn], /kɑrl fən/, 1831–1908, German physiologist.

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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

The 40-year-old Voit studied at the Dusseldorf Academy in Germany with Thomas Ruff, a disciple of Bernd and Hilla Becher.
This Is Not a Tree|Philip Gefter|January 7, 2010|DAILY BEAST
And for the past seven years, Voit has traveled around the world, photographing these trees in their natural habitats.
This Is Not a Tree|Philip Gefter|January 7, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Voit documents a perceptual anomaly and allows it to trick us—or not—without any representational manipulation.
This Is Not a Tree|Philip Gefter|January 7, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Voit has employed a similar method of documentation, a neo-objectivist approach that is both clinical and forensic.
This Is Not a Tree|Philip Gefter|January 7, 2010|DAILY BEAST

At length I began even to make up drugs myself according to Voit's prescriptions.
Solomon Maimon: An Autobiography.|Solomon Maimon
According to the statements of Pettenkofer and Voit the total metabolism is greater during labor than during rest.
Schenk's Theory: The Determination of Sex|Samuel Leopold Schenk
Toutes celles qu'on voit ici ont servi dans les journes de Juillet, et ont t rendues aprs.
Paris and the Parisians in 1835 (Vol. 2 of 2)|Frances Trollope
On n'y voit que des massifs de verdure, aligns avec un soin scrupuleux.
Walks in Rome|Augustus J.C. Hare
Les murs sont faits de grs gris, taill avec des outils de pierre, dont on voit encore les traces.
Antiquities of the Mesa Verde National Park: Cliff Palace|Jesse Walter Fewkes

Voit

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Carl von 1831-1908

German physiologist known for his studies on metabolism.