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Antonín Bečvář (Czech pronunciation: [ˈantoɲiːn ˈbɛtʃvaːr̝̊]; 10 June 1901 – 10 January 1965) was a Czech astronomer who was active in Slovakia.^[1]

Biography

He was born and died in Stará Boleslav. Among his chief achievements is the foundation of the Skalnaté Pleso Observatory and the discovery of the comet C/1947 F2 (Bečvář) (also known by the designations 1947 III and 1947c). His lifelong illness led him to the High Tatras where he founded the observatory.^[2]

Bečvář is particularly important for his star charts: he led the compilation of the Atlas Coeli Skalnate Pleso (1951), published by Sky Publishing Corporation as the Skalnate Pleso Atlas of the Heavens, which was the state-of-the-art atlas of its kind until Wil Tirion's "Sky Atlas 2000.0" in 1981. A dozen star names in the atlas are of unknown origin, no connection to any language or previous source has been discovered despite an extensive search.^[3]

He also compiled Atlas eclipticalis, 1950.0 (1958), Atlas borealis 1950.0 (1962), and Atlas australis 1950.0 (1964).

The asteroid 4567 Bečvář and the crater Bečvář on the Moon were named in his honour. American Avant-garde composer John Cage used Bečvář's star charts as the basis of several works: Atlas Eclipticalis (1961–1962), Etudes Australes (1974–1975), Etudes Boreales (1978) and Freeman Etudes (1977–1980, 1989–1990).

References

^ "Obituary: Antonín Bečvář". Physics Today. 18 (9): 113. September 1965. doi:10.1063/1.3047707.
^ Hockey, Thomas (2009). The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. Springer Publishing. ISBN 978-0-387-31022-0. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
^ Kunitzsch, Paul; Smart, Tim (2006). A Dictionary of Modern star Names: A Short Guide to 254 Star Names and Their Derivations (2nd rev. ed.). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Sky Pub. ISBN 978-1-931559-44-7.

External links

Becvar's sky atlases
Star Map in Galactic Perspective Uses imagery from Becvar's Atlas of the Heavens.

[1] "Obituary: Antonín Bečvář". Physics Today. 18 (9): 113. September 1965. doi:10.1063/1.3047707.

[2] Hockey, Thomas (2009). The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. Springer Publishing. ISBN 978-0-387-31022-0. Retrieved August 22, 2012.

[Kunitzsch-3] Kunitzsch, Paul; Smart, Tim (2006). A Dictionary of Modern star Names: A Short Guide to 254 Star Names and Their Derivations (2nd rev. ed.). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Sky Pub. ISBN 978-1-931559-44-7.

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-'''Antonín Bečvář''' {{IPA2|ˈantoɲi:n ˈbɛtʃva:r̝̊}} ([[June 10]] [[1901]] &ndash; [[January 10]] [[1965]]) was a Czech [[astronomer]] who was active in Slovakia for many years.
+'''Antonín Bečvář''' ({{IPA-cs|ˈantoɲiːn ˈbɛtʃvaːr̝̊}}; 10 June 1901 – 10 January 1965) was a [[Czechs|Czech]] [[astronomer]] who was active in [[Slovakia]].<ref>{{cite journal|title=Obituary: Antonín Bečvář|journal=Physics Today|date=September 1965|volume=18|issue=9|pages=113|url=http://www.physicstoday.org/resource/1/phtoad/v18/i9/p113_s3?bypassSSO=1|doi=10.1063/1.3047707}}</ref>
+==Biography==
-He was born (and died) in [[Stará Boleslav]].  He founded the [[Skalnaté Pleso Observatory]].
+He was born and died in [[Stará Boleslav]]. Among his chief achievements is the foundation of the [[Skalnaté Pleso Observatory]] and the discovery of the comet [[C/1947 F2]] (Bečvář) (also known by the designations 1947 III and 1947c).  His lifelong illness led him to the [[High Tatras]] where he founded the observatory.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers |last=Hockey |first=Thomas |year=2009 |publisher=[[Springer Publishing]] |isbn=978-0-387-31022-0 |accessdate=August 22, 2012 |url=http://www.springerreference.com/docs/html/chapterdbid/58133.html}}</ref>
+Bečvář is particularly important for his [[star chart]]s: he led the compilation of the ''Atlas Coeli Skalnate Pleso'' (1951), published by [[Sky Publishing Corporation]] as the ''[[Skalnate Pleso Atlas of the Heavens]]'', which was the state-of-the-art atlas of its kind until [[Wil Tirion]]'s "Sky Atlas 2000.0" in 1981. A dozen [[star name]]s in the atlas are of unknown origin, no connection to any language or previous source has been discovered despite an extensive search.<ref name=Kunitzsch>{{cite book|last=Kunitzsch |first=Paul|last2=Smart |first2=Tim|date = 2006  |edition = 2nd rev.|title = A Dictionary of Modern star Names: A Short Guide to 254 Star Names and Their Derivations|publisher = Sky Pub |location = Cambridge, Massachusetts|isbn = 978-1-931559-44-7}}</ref>
-He discovered the comet [[C/1947 F2]] (Bečvář), also known by the designations 1947 III and 1947c.
+He also compiled ''Atlas eclipticalis, 1950.0'' (1958), ''Atlas borealis 1950.0'' (1962), and ''Atlas australis 1950.0'' (1964).
-Led the compilation of the ''Atlas Coeli Skalnate Pleso'' (1951), published by [[Sky Publishing Corporation]] as the ''Skalnate Pleso Atlas of the Heavens'', which was the state-of-the-art atlas of its kind until [[Wil Tirion]]'s "Sky Atlas 2000.0" in 1981.
+The [[asteroid]] [[4567 Bečvář]] and the crater [[Bečvář (crater)|Bečvář]] on the [[Moon]] were named in his honour. American [[Avant-garde]] composer [[John Cage]] used Bečvář's star charts as the basis of several works: ''Atlas Eclipticalis'' (1961–1962), ''[[Etudes Australes]]'' (1974–1975), ''[[Etudes Boreales]]'' (1978) and ''[[Freeman Etudes]]'' (1977–1980, 1989–1990).
-He later compiled the ''Atlas eclipticalis, 1950.0'' (1958), ''Atlas borealis 1950.0'' (1962), and ''Atlas australis 1950.0'' (1964).
+==References==
-The [[asteroid]] [[4567 Bečvář]] and the [[Bečvář (crater)|Bečvář crater]] on the [[Moon]] were named in his honour.
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 ==External links==
 * [http://www.ta3.sk/public_relation/becvar/atlasy.html Becvar's sky atlases]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090421070504/http://www.datasync.com/~rsf1/fun/sm-new.htm Star Map in Galactic Perspective] Uses imagery from Becvar's Atlas of the Heavens.
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