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Struve, Otto Wilhelm (1819–1905)


Otto Wilhelm Struve
Russian-born German astronomer, son of Friedrich G. W. Struve, who accurately determined the rate of change of precession and estimated the velocity of Sun from the proper motions of nearby stars. He worked at Pulkovo Observatory, where he collaborated with his father in the search for double stars.


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