Name Zdenek Svestka Fields Astronomy | Role Astronomer Books Solar flares | |
Born September 30, 1925
Prague, Czechoslovakia ( 1925-09-30 ) Institutions Cambridge University, Florida State University Known for Seminal contributions to solar physics Died 2013, Bunschoten, Netherlands Alma mater Charles University in Prague Residence Netherlands, United States of America | ||
Zdeněk Švestka (30 September 1925 – 2 March 2013) was a Czech astronomer. He studied mathematics and physics at Charles University, Prague, until graduating in 1948. He was the co-founder and editor of Solar Physics for 38 years, from its establishment in 1967 until his retirement in 2005. The minor planet 17805 Švestka was named after him.
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