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Antonin Becvar

Czech

1901-1965

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  1. Atlas Eclipticalis 1950.0 by Antonin Becvar, Image 1.

    Antonin Becvar

    Atlas Eclipticalis 1950.0, 1964

    26 x 19.75 in

  2. Atlas Australis 1950.0 by Antonin Becvar, Image 1.

    Antonin Becvar

    Atlas Australis 1950.0, n. d.

    18.875 x 25.25 in

Among his chief achievements is the foundation of the Skalnaté Pleso Observatory and the discovery of the comet C/1947 F2. His lifelong illness, croup and scarlet fever, led him to the High Tatras Mountains in Slovakia, where he founded the observatory.
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