Sziasztok!

Most jött a hír a CBET-n, hogy hosszú betegeskedés után, 73 éves korában
elhúnyt Brian G. Marsden, aki évtizedeken át az IAU Circular
szerkesztője volt.

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                                                  Electronic Telegram No. 2554
Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION
CBAT Director:  Daniel W. E. Green; Hoffman Lab 209; Harvard University;
20 Oxford St.; Cambridge, MA  02138; U.S.A.
e-mail:  cbatiau@eps.harvard.edu (alternate cbat@iau.org)
URL http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/index.html
Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network


BRIAN G. MARSDEN (1937-2010)
     It is with deep regret that we must announce the death today
of Brian G. Marsden after a lengthy illness.  He will be remembered
as contributing much to celestial mechanics and the dynamics and
orbits of minor bodies of the solar system and as having an encyclopedic
knowledge of the history of astronomy.  He was a dedicated servant to
the astronomical community for many decades, serving as Director of the
Central Bureau from 1968 to 2000 (and as Director Emeritus since then)
and as Director of the Minor Planet Center from 1978 to 2006 (and as
Director Emeritus since then).  He also served extensively within
Commissions 6 and 20 of the IAU over the years, being past President of
both Commissions.  And he was one of the most visible astronomers in
the world over the years in terms of his generous availability to the
news media on behalf of the astronomical community.


NOTE: These ´Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams´ are sometimes
      superseded by text appearing later in the printed IAU Circulars.

                         (C) Copyright 2010 CBAT
2010 November 18                 (CBET 2554)              Daniel W. E. Green


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