Antonín Rükl (born 1932) is an astronomer, cartographer, and author from the Czech Republic. Historically Astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky while Astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia,
He was born in Cáslav, Czechoslovakia. Čáslav is a town in eastern part of Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Czechoslovakia may also refer to what is now the Czech Republic and Slovakia. As a student he developed what was to be a life-long interest in Astronomy. Astronomy (from the Greek words astron (ἄστρον "star" and nomos (νόμος "law" is the scientific study He graduated from the Czech Technical University in 1956, then became a staff member of the astronomical department in the Prague Institute of Geodesy. Czech Technical University in Prague (CTU České vysoké učení technické v Praze &ndash ČVUT in Czech) is one of the largest universities in the Prague (ˈprɑːg Praha (ˈpraɦa see also other names) is the Capital and Largest city of the Czech Republic.
Beginning in 1960 he joined the Prague Planetarium, eventually becoming deputy directory and then head. A planetarium is a Theatre built primarily for presenting educational and entertaining shows about Astronomy and the night sky or for training in Celestial navigation He also became chairman of the Planetary Section of the Czechoslovak Astronomical Society. He also served as vice president of the International Planetarium Directors Conference from 1996 until 1999. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) He retired at the end of 1999.
During his career he was a popularizer of astronomy and authored many books on the subject. He is skilled in cartography as well as selenography, the skill of mapping the Moon. He illustrates many of his own books, including the highly regarded "Atlas of the Moon".
He is married to his wife Sonja, and they have a daughter Jane and son Mike.
Bibliography
Incomplete list:
- Atlas of the Moon, 2004, Sky Publishing Corp, ISBN 1-931559-07-4. The year 2004 in literature involved some significant events and new books
- The Constellation Guide Book, 2000, ISBN 0806939796. The year 2000 in literature involved some significant events and new books
- Moon, Mars and Venus, Reed Dump, 1976, ISBN 0600362191. The year 1976 in literature involved some significant events and new books
- The Amateur Astronomer, Gallery Books, 1985, ISBN 0831702958. The year 1985 in literature involved some significant events and new books
- Hamlyn Atlas of the Moon, Hamlyn, 1991, ISBN 0600571904. The year 1991 in literature involved some significant events and new books
- A Guide to the Stars, Constellations and Planets, Caxton Editions, 2000, ISBN 1840670509. The year 2000 in literature involved some significant events and new books
- Maps of Lunar Hemispheres, 1:10000000, D. Reidel, Dordrecht, 1972.
- Skeleton Map of the Moon, 1:6000000, Central Institute of Geodesy and Cartography, Prague, 1965.
- The Constellations.
- The Hamlyn Encyclopedia of Stars and Planets, The Hamlyn Publishing Group Limited, Prague, 1988. ISBN 0600551512.
- Maps of Lunar Hemispheres