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If we delve into the Czech Radio archives, we find recordings in English
going right back to Radio Prague's beginnings 70 years ago. Some of the
extracts we are going to feature in this programme have not been aired for
well over half a century. They capture some of the most interesting and
dramatic moments in our history. More
Current AffairsPrague astronomical congress strips Pluto of planet status
It is now official: Our solar system has only eight planets. In Thursday's
vote at the General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union here
in Prague, astronomers from all over the world approved a definition of
what a planet is and decided to relegate Pluto into a special category
called "dwarf planets". As a result of the Prague congress,
textbooks around the world will now have to be rewritten.
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Current AffairsWorld's astronomers meet in Prague for talks on Big Bang, tiny bodies and Pluto
The world's astronomers began gathering in Prague on Monday for a summit
which could resolve - among other things - whether Pluto is a planet or
simply a big rock floating on the outer edges of the solar system. The
Pluto issue is just one of hundreds of topics up for debate over the next
12 days, as the International Astronomical Union holds its first General
Assembly meeting in Prague for 39 years.
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Current AffairsOndrejov Observatory celebrates 100th anniversary
100 years ago to the day, the first astronomical observation was carried
out in the Ondrejov Observatory southeast of Prague. Only a modest
establishment at the beginning, it has grown into the largest scientific
observatory in the country. Since 1953, it has been part of the
Astronomical Institute of the Czechoslovak (Czech) Academy of Sciences and
it also houses the largest telescope in the Czech Republic as well as
Central Europe.
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Czech BooksJohn Banville: Using words to paint pictures of "magical" Prague
In Czech Books this week, we look at award-winnning Irish writer John
Banville's relationship with Prague, a city which features in a number of
his books, including his personal travelogue Prague Pictures and the
historical novel Kepler, which is set in Prague during the reign of
Emperor Rudolph II. More
Current AffairsPrague observatory shows exhibition on "Astronomical Prague"
If you are visiting Prague over the summer and would like to try something
different than the usual sightseeing routes, here is a tip for you. The
Stefanik Observatory on Petrin Hill is holding an exhibition on Prague
monuments connected to astronomy.
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Czech ScienceAlbert Einstein and Prague
In last week's Czech Science we reported on 2005 being the International
Year of Physics. It is sometimes also referred to as "Einstein
Year" because 2005 marks the centenary of the extraordinary year when
Albert Einstein published three of his seminal works. Before moving to the
United States in 1932, the great scholar had lived and taught in many
European cities, from Bern to Berlin. But it was Prague where Albert
Einstein, according to his own writings, found the necessary composure to
give the basic idea of the general theory of relativity a more definite
shape.
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Czech ScienceCzech physicists mark International Year of Physics
The year 2005 has been declared the International Year of Physics by the
United Nations General Assembly, to mark the 100th anniversary of Albert
Einstein's "Miraculous Year" - in which he published his famous
three papers: on Brownian motion, the photoelectric effect and special
relativity. Around the world, including the Czech Republic, events are
being held to raise public awareness of the importance of this branch of
science. More
Czech ScienceCassini spacecraft carries measuring instrument co-designed by Czech scientist
Last Friday's successful touchdown of the Huygens probe on Saturn's moon
Titan made world headlines. The European-built probe was to explore
conditions on Titan which are believed to be similar to those on the Earth
some 4.5 billion years ago. The Huygens mission is seen as a landmark for
the European Space Agency but it is also a personal triumph for many of
the scientists who have spent years and sometimes decades working on the
US-European Cassini-Huygens mission. Among them is the Czech astronomer
Jiri Svestka who co-designed one of the measuring instruments carried by
Cassini.
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