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Definition of Paul Vernier
1. Noun. French mathematician who described the vernier scale (1580-1637).
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Literary usage of Paul Vernier
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Islands of the Pacific: From the Old to the New by James McKinney Alexander (1908)
"Paul Vernier writes, " The missionary work is very difficult, and apparently
without a great future. But God is here. The rapid decrease of the population ..."
2. Annual Report by Hawaiian Evangelical Association (1910)
"... respect they have ever shown to these faithful Hawaiian missionaries. The French
Protestant missionary, Rev. Paul Vernier, writing of the death of Mr. ..."
3. Miscellanea Genealogica Et Heraldica by Joseph Jackson Howard (1902)
"In arms of cross :—Paul Vernier | Born in Canada December 4, 1844 | died at
Jerusalem June 25, 1888. A recumbent stone in an iron railing with a cherub at ..."