František Link
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František Link | |
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| Born | 15 August 1906 |
| Died | 23 September 1984 (aged 78) Paris, France |
| Known for | Gravitational lens |
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| Fields | Astrophysics, mathematics, geodesy |
František Link (15 August 1906 – 23 September 1984) was a Czech astronomer most known for being credited for some of the earliest discussions and research on gravitational lensing, along with publishing the first detailed lensing calculations and observations.[1]
Education
[edit]In 1924, Link attended the Masaryk University in Brno to study mathematics, geodesy, and astronomy. He graduated in 1929 with a Master of Science degree. Two years later, Link earned an RNDr. degree.[2]
From 1931 to 1933, Link did his postdoctoral studies at the Observatoires de Lyon and Pic du Midi.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Valls-Gabaud, David (2006). "The conceptual origins of gravitational lensing". The Albert Einstein Century Conference (Proceedings). Vol. 861. pp. 1163–1163. arXiv:1206.1165. doi:10.1063/1.2399715. ISBN 978-0-7354-0359-8.
- 1 2 Grygar, Jiří (2014). "Link, František". In Thomas Hockey; Virginia Trimble; Thomas R. Williams; Katherine Bracher; Richard A. Jarrell; Jordan D. Marché; JoAnn Palmeri; Daniel W. E. Green (eds.). Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. Springer, New York. pp. 1330–1331. doi:10.1007/978-1-4419-9917-7_9354. ISBN 978-1-4419-9917-7.
Further reading
[edit]- František Link (15 August 1906 – 23 September 1984). Earth Moon Planet 35, 201–202 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00058064
- Bičák, Jiří; Ledvinka, Tomáš (2014). General Relativity, Cosmology and Astrophysics: Perspectives 100 years after Einstein's stay in Prague (illustrated ed.). Springer. pp. 49–50. ISBN 978-3-319-06349-2.