The Clue
James who wrote "Rule, Britannia" (7 letter answer)
The Answer
THOMSON
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Notes
The answer THOMSON is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
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Definition
THOMSON as a noun:
1. (Thomson, Virgil Thomson, Virgil Garnett Thomson) = United States composer who collaborated with Gertrude Stein (1896-1989)
2. (Thomson, Elihu Thomson) = United States electrical engineer (born in England) who in 1892 formed a company with Thomas Edison (1853-1937)
3. (Thomson, George Paget Thomson, Sir George Paget Thomson) = English physicist (son of Joseph John Thomson) who was a co-discoverer of the diffraction of electrons by crystals (1892-1975)
4. (Thomson, Joseph John Thomson, Sir Joseph John Thomson) = English physicist who experimented with the conduction of electricity through gases and who discovered the electron and determined its charge and mass (1856-1940)