Definition of Gustav Robert Kirchhoff

1. Noun. German physicist who with Bunsen pioneered spectrum analysis and formulated two laws governing electric networks (1824-1887).

Exact synonyms: G. R. Kirchhoff, Kirchhoff
Generic synonyms: Physicist

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Literary usage of Gustav Robert Kirchhoff

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Popular Science Monthly by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1888)
"SKETCH OF Gustav Robert Kirchhoff. THE history of physics in our century is not poor in ... Gustav Robert Kirchhoff was born—the son of counselor- at-law ..."

2. The Science Record: A Compendium of Scientific Progress and Discovery edited by Alfred Ely Beach (1873)
"Gustav Robert Kirchhoff. THERE are few discoveries of modern times that have created more surprise and ... He proved this by al- Gustav Robert Kirchhoff ..."

3. The Laws of Radiation and Absorption: Memoirs by Prévost, Stewart, Kirchhoff by Pierre Prevost, Balfour Stewart, Gustav Kirchhoff, Robert Bunsen (1901)
"Gustav Robert Kirchhoff, the son of Counselor-at-law Kirchhoff, was born March 12, 1824, at Konigsberg. He took his degree of doctor of philosophy at the ..."

4. International Catalogue of Scientific Literature by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1902)
"Gustav Robert Kirchhoff. [In : Heidelberger Professoren aus d. 19. Jahrh., Bd 2.] Heidelberg (C. Winter), 1903, (243-203). ..."

5. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1898)
"Meanwhile Gustav Robert Kirchhoff (1824-1887) arrived independently at results which included those of Stewart, and led to the explanation of the dark lines ..."

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