Research fields: Scientific interest first focused on binary stars,
later more on problems of gravitational fields of planets in the solar
system, namely the combination of satellite altimetric measurements and
primary constants of the Earth and other planets. A member of
`Inter-Commision Committee on Planetary Geodesy (ICCPG)' of IAG-IUGG.
Devoted also to the history of astronomy and astronomical instruments.
Responsible for astronomical aspects of the old astronomical clock of
Prague. Reconstructed old sundials in Břevnov monastery, Prague, and
the ones at Parliament building of the Czech Republic, Prague - Malá
Strana. Contributed to several TV films about history of astronomy. A
member of Scientific Instrument Society. Since 1999 a member of the
Societ? Astronomica Italiana. 1970 graduated in Astronomy from the
Faculty of Mathematics and Physics of Charles University, Prague.
1973-74 11-month study mission at the Astrophysical Observatory at
Asiago of the University of Padua. Since 1975 at the Astronomical
Institute. 1978 PhD in Astronomy. 1994 two-month DAAD scholarship in
IPG Technische Universitaet Darmstadt, Germany.