Baeyer

American

[bey-er, be-yuhr] / ˈbeɪ ər, ˈbɛ yər /

noun

(Johann Friedrich Wilhelm) Adolf von Adolf Baeyer, 1835–1917, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1905.

Baeyer British

/ ˈbaɪər /

noun

Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Adolf von (joˈhan ˈfriːdrɪç ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈaːdɔlf fɔn). 1835–1917, German chemist, noted for the synthesis of indigo: Nobel prize for chemistry 1905

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Appleby and von Baeyer ridicule the frequentist who would bet in this lottery in spite of the evidence that it is rigged.

From Scientific American • Sep. 21, 2013

Von Baeyer fails to explore their real differences.

From Scientific American • Sep. 21, 2013

Von Baeyer often employs straw men in his criticisms of frequentist probability.

From Scientific American • Sep. 21, 2013

Von Baeyer also lists several other possible interpretations, but leaves out what I think is the most promising approach.

From Scientific American • Jun. 21, 2013

Baeyer has suggested that his hypothesis may also be applied to explain the instability of acetylene and its derivatives, and the still greater instability of the polyacetylene compounds.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various

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