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Kirchhoff

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Kirch·hoff  (kîrkôf, kîrhôf), Gustav Robert 1824-1887.
German physicist noted for his research in spectrum analysis, optics, and electricity.
Kirchhoff (German) [ˈkɪrçhɔf]
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(Biographies / Kirchhoff, Gustav Robert (1824-1887) M, German, SCIENCE: physicist) Gustav Robert (ˈgʊstaf 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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Noun1.Kirchhoff - German physicist who with Bunsen pioneered spectrum analysis and formulated two laws governing electric networks (1824-1887)
G. R. Kirchhoff, Gustav Robert Kirchhoff


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