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Subject: cbet2554

>                                                  Electronic Telegram No. 
> 2554
> Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
> INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION
> CBAT Director:  Daniel W. E. Green; Hoffman Lab 209; Harvard University;
>  20 Oxford St.; Cambridge, MA  02138; U.S.A.
> e-mail:  cbatiau at eps.harvard.edu (alternate cbat at iau.org)
> URL http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/index.html
> Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network
>
>
> BRIAN G. MARSDEN (1937-2010)
>      It is with deep regret that we must announce the death today
> of Brian G. Marsden after a lengthy illness.  He will be remembered
> as contributing much to celestial mechanics and the dynamics and
> orbits of minor bodies of the solar system and as having an encyclopedic
> knowledge of the history of astronomy.  He was a dedicated servant to
> the astronomical community for many decades, serving as Director of the
> Central Bureau from 1968 to 2000 (and as Director Emeritus since then)
> and as Director of the Minor Planet Center from 1978 to 2006 (and as
> Director Emeritus since then).  He also served extensively within
> Commissions 6 and 20 of the IAU over the years, being past President of
> both Commissions.  And he was one of the most visible astronomers in
> the world over the years in terms of his generous availability to the
> news media on behalf of the astronomical community.
>
>
> NOTE: These 'Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams' are sometimes
>       superseded by text appearing later in the printed IAU Circulars.
>
>                          (C) Copyright 2010 CBAT
> 2010 November 18                 (CBET 2554)              Daniel W. E. 
> Green
>