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Lockyer

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Lock·yer  (lkyr), Sir Joseph Norman 1836-1920.
British astronomer who founded and was the first editor (1869-1919) of Nature magazine.
Lockyer [ˈlɒkjə]
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(Biographies / Lockyer, Sir Joseph Norman (1836-1920) M, English, SCIENCE: astronomer) Sir Joseph Norman. 1836-1920, English astronomer: a pioneer in solar spectroscopy, he was the first to observe helium in the sun's atmosphere (1868)


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CALIFORNIA Attorney General Bill Lockyer has sued six major automakers, claiming they are responsible for greenhouse gases that pose a ``public nuisance'' -- a term that could apply to him from time to time.
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Now, if Attorney General Bill Lockyer has his way, you can expect warning labels for fast-food French fries and potato chips.
So many warning labels, so little to be worried about by Saunders, Debra J. / Los Angeles Business Journal
If Lockyer is successful, it would counter a flood of recent studies that show seafood consumption should be encouraged, and that unscientific warnings -- such as a Proposition 65-like label -- would cause more harm than good by needlessly scaring consumers from seafood.
Tuna Canners Open Defense With Scientific Fact and Federal Law by Business Wire
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