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The Realm of the Stars, or Rise Hvezd, is the title of a monthly journal edited by Dr. Hubert Slouka and published by the Czechoslovak Astronomical Society, which now has more than a thousand members. One of the objects of the Society and its journal is to encourage a wider appreciation of astronomy among educated Slav peoples, and from the journal it is evident that Czechoslovak astronomers are familiar with modern progress and with the latest instruments in use elsewhere. In the last few issues of the journal there are recent photographs showing the appearance of the moon's surface, some spectro-graphs taken in Czech observatories and a number of illustrated semi-popular contributions and reports. One issue is mainly devoted to the proceedings of the international astronomical meeting held in Paris during July. Czechoslovak astronomers have interested themselves in such subjects as sunspots, the atmospheres of planets, and celestial bombardment. In the annual report for last year it is stated that 11,797 people and 130 school groups visited the Stefanik Observatory, near Prague. The Society also has observatories and branches in several provincial centres, and noteworthy observations from these groups are reported in Rise Hvezd, but being in the Czech language they can appeal only to their own members and, in a limited degree, to colleagues in other Slav countries.
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The Realm of the Stars . Nature 136, 752 (1935). https://doi.org/10.1038/136752c0
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