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GENERAL MILAN R. STEFANIK had the distinction of being almost the only Slovak man of science to attain any eminence since the time of Komensk (1592-1670). He studied in Paris, and before the War became secretary of the Observatory at Meudon and went on several French scientific missions. During the War, he was an air force officer in France, Serbia and Italy before becoming Czechoslovak Minister of National Defence in 1918. He was unfortunately killed when his aeroplane crashed near Bratislava as he was returning home in May 1919. Some account of his work has now been placed on record in a book recently published by Eos, Bratislava. The author, Mr. Ferdinand Pisecky, was closely associated with General Stefanik during his missions in Russia and the United States, and the book is a valuable addition to Czechoslovak literature; although it deals primarily with Stefanik's War career and his political activities, occasional reference is made to his scientific work.
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General tefánik. Nature 134, 845 (1934). https://doi.org/10.1038/134845c0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/134845c0