Atlas of the heavens - II. Catalogue 1950.0
Subtitle: [Atlas coeli II. Catalogue 1950.0] /Antonín Becvár.. --
Edition: 4th ed. 4th enl. ed. --. --
Publisher: Publishing House of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences; Sky Pub., 1964.
Published: 1964
Place of publication: Praha; Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 369
Subjects: Stars -- Catalogs
Other titles: Atlas coeli II. Catalogue 1950.0
Description: Atlas of the Sky. 16 fold out maps of the sky (approx. 16" x 22" each). Also included a large plastic grid overlay. The pages do not show any signs of use. The book has a blue soft cover, silver text, and a metal spiral-type binding. The cover shows wear due to it being oversized compared to text and map pages. Wear might also be due to the overall size of the book.

Author Info:
Antonín Bečvář IPA: [ˈantoɲi:n ˈbɛtʃva:r̝̊] (June 10, 1901 – January 10, 1965) was a Czech astronomer who was active in Slovakia. He was born (and died) in Stará Boleslav. Among his chief achievements is the foundation of the Skalnaté Pleso Observatory and the discovery of the comet C/1947 F2 (Bečvář) (also known by the designations 1947 III and 1947c).

Bečvář is particularly important for his star charts: he led the compilation of the Atlas Coeli Skalnate Pleso (1951), published by Sky Publishing Corporation as the Skalnate Pleso Atlas of the Heavens, which was the state-of-the-art atlas of its kind until Wil Tirion's "Sky Atlas 2000.0" in 1981. He also compiled Atlas eclipticalis, 1950.0 (1958), Atlas borealis 1950.0 (1962), and Atlas australis 1950.0 (1964). 

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Notes: Includes bibliography.
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