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  • He was not one of those beings who would emulate a Schonbein or Friar Bacon, or act the part of an incendiary towards the Thames, his neighbour — but a good, kind, simple, honest, easy fellow — in love with his wife — well disposed to all the world — content with himself, content even with his mother-inlaw.

    The Book of Snobs 2006

  • Schonbein, professor of chemistry at Bale, proposed its employment for purposes of war.

    From the Earth to the Moon 2003

  • Gun-cotton, discovered by Schonbein, in 1845, has since been looked upon as the most promising material for a smokeless gunpowder, it being a very powerful explosive and burning with practically no smoke.

    Scientific American Supplement, No. 821, September 26, 1891 Various

  • Schonbein says he has been studying oxygen for thirty years.

    Medical Essays, 1842-1882 Oliver Wendell Holmes 1851

  • Schonbein says he has been studying oxygen for thirty years.

    Complete Project Gutenberg Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Works Oliver Wendell Holmes 1851

  • He was not one of those beings who would emulate a Schonbein or

    The Book of Snobs William Makepeace Thackeray 1837

  • Schmid-Schonbein GW (1989) Biomechanical interactions of cancer cells with the microvasculature during metastasis.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Ara Parlakian et al. 2010

  • "Almost twenty years ago, a German named Schonbein produced an explosive by steeping cotton fibers in strong nitric acid.

    The Guns Of The South Turtledove, Harry 1960

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