The struve dynasty in the history of astronomy in Ukraine

@article{Artemenko2009TheSD,  title={The struve dynasty in the history of astronomy in Ukraine},  author={T. G. Artemenko and Marat Balyshev and Iryna B. Vavilova},  journal={Kinematics and Physics of Celestial Bodies},  year={2009},  volume={25},  pages={153-167},  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:122065816}}
The impact of the Struve astronomical dynasty on the development of astronomy in Ukraine in the 19th–20th centuries is studied. First of all, the role of F.G.W. Struve and O.V. Struve in the formation of astronomical research programs at the observatories at the Kharkiv, Kyiv, Odesa, and Mykolayiv, in equipping the observatories with instruments, in practical training of astronomers as well as in the organization of astronomy-geodetic expeditions (19th century). Particular attention is paid to… 
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