Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve

German astronomer and academic

Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve - German astronomer and academic
Born

April 15th, 1793
231 years ago

Died

1864
161 years ago — 71 years old

Category

Scientists & Innovators

Country

Germany

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A prominent astronomer, contributed significantly to the field of positional astronomy and geodesy. Established numerous observatories, including the Pulkovo Observatory in Russia. Conducted extensive measurements of stellar parallax, which provided critical data for understanding the scale of the universe. His work facilitated advances in the measurement of the Earth and the stars.

Developed the first accurate measurement of the solar parallax

Established the Pulkovo Observatory

Conducted extensive measurements in geodesy

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