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Struve
Stru·ve
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ˈstru
və;
German
ˈʃtru
və
/
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-v
uh
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sht
r
oo
-v
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noun
1.
Frie·drich Ge·org Wil·helm von
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ˈfri
drɪx geɪˈɔrk ˈvɪl
hɛlm fən
/
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,
1793–1864,
Russian astronomer, born in Germany.
2.
Otto,
1897–1963,
U.S. astronomer, born in Russia (great-grandson of Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve).
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Struve
(ˈstruːvə)
—
n
Otto.
1897--1963, US astronomer, born in Russia, noted for his work in stellar spectroscopy and his discovery (1937) of interstellar hydrogen
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