[meteorite-list] Fwd: Dr. Zdenek Ceplecha (1929-2009)
From: Ed Majden <epmajden_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2009 22:09:03 -0800 Message-ID: <039512BC-6DBB-498C-9BA3-F2783546C4E4_at_shaw.ca> Begin forwarded message: > Subject: Dr. Zdenek Ceplecha (1929-2009) > > > > Begin forwarded message: >> >> Very sad news! Zdenek Ceplecha will be missed by all. >> Ed Majden >> Courtenay, B.C. Canada. >> >> Begin forwarded message: >> >>> From: Jiri Borovicka <borovic at asu.cas.cz> >>> denek Ceplecha (1929-2009) >>> >>> Dear colleagues and friends, >>> >>> it is sad to inform you that well-known Czech meteor astronomer >>> Zdenek Ceplecha passed away on December 4, 2009, at the age >>> of 80 years and 10 months. >>> >>> Zdenek was famous for the observation and analysis of the Pribram >>> meteorite fall in 1959 - the first photographed meteorite fall >>> and the first meteorite with known orbit. He, nevertheless, >>> contributed to many fields of meteor astronomy, e.g. classification >>> of fireballs and meteors, atmospheric fragmentation of meteoroids, >>> fireball spectroscopy, dark flight of meteorites, influx >>> of meteoritic material on Earth, and others. The European fireball >>> network, which he founded in 1963, is still working today >>> and the methods he invented are in use. His review article >>> Meteor Phenomena and Bodies, which he published with several >>> co-authors in 1998, is among the most cited papers in the field. >>> >>> Many of you have seen Zdenek at the conference Bolides and Meteorite >>> Falls this May. He enjoyed the conference and was happy to >>> see many friends. Unfortunately, his health started to deteriorate >>> in September ..... >>> >>> >>> Jiri Borovicka >>> also on behalf of Pavel Spurny (currently on field trip in >>> Australia) >>> >>> Received on Tue 08 Dec 2009 01:09:03 AM PST |
 StumbleUpon del.icio.us reddit Yahoo MyWeb
|