Kirchhoff

American  

[keerkh-hawf] / ˈkirx hɔf /

noun

1. Gustav Robert 1824–87, German physicist.

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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

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Kirchhoff Scientific  

/ kîr′kôf′ /

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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Kirchhoff

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

“Everyone is paying whether they know it or not,” Kirchhoff says.

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

Yet “Toward a Concrete Utopia” offers an oblique coda to this age of construction through an excerpt from “A Hole in the Head,” a 2016 documentary film by the Slovak director Robert Kirchhoff.

From New York Times ● Jul. 19, 2018

Kirchhoff had determined it at 21,000 miles and Wheatstone at 61,900 miles.

From The Galaxy Vol. 23, No. 1 by Various

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