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Kirchhoff

American  
[keerkh-hawf] / ˈkirx hɔf /

noun

  1. Gustav Robert 1824–87, German physicist.


Kirchhoff British  
/ ˈkɪrçhɔf /

noun

  1. Gustav Robert (ˈɡʊstaf ˈroːbɛrt). 1824–87, German physicist. With Bunsen he developed the method of spectrum analysis that led to their discovery of caesium (1860) and rubidium (1861): also worked on electrical networks

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Kirchhoff Scientific  
/ kîrkôf′ /
  1. German chemist who with Robert Bunsen discovered the elements cesium and rubidium. He also investigated the solar spectrum and researched electrical circuits and the flow of currents. His electromagnetic theory of diffraction is still the most commonly used in optics.


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Even in high-resource countries with governments leading planning efforts or providing financial support for adaptations, Kirchhoff said, implementation still falls primarily to individuals.

From Science Daily Oct. 24, 2023

As an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at Pennsylvania State University, Kirchhoff spent a lot of time thinking about water even before it swallowed her family’s livelihood.

From National Geographic Jul. 17, 2023

In a blog post, product manager Drew Kirchhoff said the change would allow for "even richer storytelling and entertainment".

From BBC Jul. 2, 2021

The weaknesses Mr. Kirchhoff identified were early warning signals of what has unfolded in the past three months.

From New York Times Mar. 19, 2020

No sooner had Kirchhoff supplied the key to the hidden meaning of those ciphered characters than it was eagerly turned to the interpretation of the dim scrolls unfolded in the spectra of the stars.

From A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition by Agnes M. (Agnes Mary) Clerke

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