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Astronomical Institute

Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic

Milan Burša

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E-mail: bursa@ig.cas.cz
Galaxies and Planetary Systems


Research fields: Figures of the Earth, Moon and Planets, Earth's rotation, tidal evolution of the Sun-Earth-Moon system, dynamics of tidal development of satellite systems of selected planets (Mars, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune). Author of 438 scientific papers and 15 books including "Gravity Field and Dynamics of the Earth" (co-author K. Pėč), 1993, Springer-Verlag. 996 references in foreign scientific publications. 1948-1951 study of Geodesy, Czech Technical University in Prague. 1951-1955 study of Astronomy and Geodesy, Moscow Geodetic Institute. 1959 PhD in Geodesy. 1973 DSc. in Astronomy. Since 1974 at the Astronomical Institute, until 1990 as Head of the Department of Dynamics of the Solar System, since 1987 Professor at the Czech Technical University Prague, 1983-1987 vice-president of the IAG, 1983-1987 president of the Special Study Group 5.99 "Tidal Friction and the Earth's Rotation" of the IAG. 1987-1991 president of the Special Study Group 5.100 "Parameters of Common Relevance of Astronomy, Geodesy and Geodynamics" of the IAG. 1991-1995 president of commission SC-3 IAG Fudamental astrogeodetic constants. Since 2003 member of the IAG/IAU inter-union WG on reference systems and rotational elements of the planets and the satellites.