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albert abraham, 1852–1931, u.s. physicist, born in prussia (now poland): n-bel prize 1907.
historical examples

michelson turned back suddenly, and found the baskir camp strongly intrenched near the river aj.
in love with the czarina and other stories mr jkai

i refer to the scientific experiments of michelson and morley of america.
aether and gravitation william george hooper

here michelson came up on the 22d of august and forced him to raise the siege.
historic tales, vol. 8 (of 15) charles morris

mrs. michelson is more likely to be getting up just now than going to bed.
the woman in white wilkie collins

at crefeld mr. michelson visited the camp for interned officers.
the better germany in war time harold picton

pugasceff’s patrols communicated to their leader that michelson was again at hand.
in love with the czarina and other stories mr jkai

i don’t send for you to make objections, mrs. michelson—i send for you to carry out my plans of economy.
the woman in white wilkie collins

the alarmed rebels hurried headlong to the camp, and left two guns in the hands of michelson.
in love with the czarina and other stories mr jkai

the first person whom i met in crossing the servants’ hall was mrs. michelson, the housekeeper.
the woman in white wilkie collins

only one leader had the courage to pursue pugasceff even into this land—this was michelson.
in love with the czarina and other stories mr jkai

noun
albert abraham. 1852–1931, us physicist, born in germany: noted for his part in the michelson-morley experiment: n-bel prize for physics 1907
michelson
(mī’kəl-sən)
german-born american physicist who (with edward morley) disproved the existence of ether, the hypothetical medium of electromagnetic waves. their work served as the starting point for albert einstein’s development of the theory of relativity.