Struve
Americannoun
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Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von 1793–1864, Russian astronomer, born in Germany.
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Otto, 1897–1963, U.S. astronomer, born in Russia (great-grandson of Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve).
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"Our results also suggest that a lot of ice was lost in West Antarctica at that time," says Struve.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 4, 2026
Kristopher Struve last week echoed similar concerns, saying "it’s that ability to provide a warning to our national leadership, what that threat is" that concerns officials the most.
From Fox News ● Oct. 26, 2021
It wasn’t long before Erik Struve Hansen, an executive producer for Danish Broadcasting Corporation, approached Gifford with an idea: Would he consider doing a documentary series for young adults?
From Washington Post ● May 28, 2021
In 1956, Otto Struve wrote a short paper pointing out that the precision of Doppler measurements had become good enough to detect massive planets, but only if they existed in tiny orbits.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 12, 2019
He seized Struve round the waist, and, staggering backwards, both of them fell into the ditch.
From The Red Room by Strindberg, August
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