Etymology

Boscovichian

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Today it means: Of or relating to Roger Joseph Boscovich (Croatian: Ruđer Josip Bošković; 1711–1787), Ragusan polymath who produced a precursor of atomic theory and made many contributions to astronomy. Full definition →

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