Seebeck
/ (ˈsiːbɛk) /
any of a set of stamps issued (1890–99) in Nicaragua, Honduras, Ecuador, and El Salvador and named after Nicholas Frederick Seebeck, who provided them free to the respective governments
any of the reprints issued later for personal gain by Seebeck
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How to use Seebeck in a sentence
Seebeck, on somewhat vague grounds, as we think, divides persons labouring under this defect of vision into two classes.
The Senses and The Mind | AnonymousA striking example of the conversion of heat into electricity is furnished by an experiment of Seebeck's.
The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 | E. RameurThe Seebeck issues, needless to say, are of little interest.
Peeps at Postage Stamps | Stanley Currie JohnsonIn 1813 Seebeck discovered the polarization of light by tourmaline.
Six Lectures on Light | John Tyndall
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