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400 years from the Majesty of Rudolf II.

Posted by ShrikantModh | 7:55 AM | Czech Republic | 0 comments »

Title: 400 years from the Majesty of Rudolf II.
Date of Issue: 17 June 2009
Country: Czech Republic
Denominations: 26 CZK

Majestät guaranteeing religious freedom issued by the Emperor and Czech King Rudolf II. 9. 9. ?ervence 1609. July 1609. Byl výsledkem politiky ?eských nekatolických stav?, které prosadily zásadu, že víra je darem Božím a nem?že být proto nikomu vnucována. It was the result of policies of Czech nekatolických states that enforce the principle that faith is a gift of God and therefore can not be imposed to anyone. Tato zásada byla uznána již v kutnohorském náboženském míru z r. 1485, pak p?esn?ji vyjád?ena v jednání o ?eské konfesi r. 1575 a uzákon?na Majestátem Rudolfa II.

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RABBI JUDAH LOEW

Posted by ShrikantModh | 6:53 AM | Czech Republic | 0 comments »

Name: RABBI JUDAH LOEW
Date of Issue: 27 May 2009
Country: Czech Republic
Denominations: 21.0 Kč

The Jewish rabbi and scholar Judah Loew ben Bezalel (c. 1525-1609), also known as Rabbi Löwe or as the Maharal of Prague (MaHaRaL is the Hebrew acronym of Morenu Ha-Rav Loew, "Our Teacher the Rabbi Loew" or also Morenu Ha-gadol Rabbi Loew, "Our (Great) Teacher Rabbi Loew") is a significant historical person. He served in the position of leading land rabbi in Mikulov and later in Prague. He founded and led a talmudic school (yeshiva) in the Prague Jewish Ghetto and set up the regulations for the chevra kadisha (burial society). An established authority and expert in the Torah and the Jewish religion, he is compared to J. A. Komenský not only for his opinions as a teacher. His interest in alchemy was the likely reason for his audience (16.2.1592) with the Emperor Rudolf II. The life of the Rabbi Loew is covered with numerous stories and legends, the best known of which is the legend of the Prague Golem.

SPEJBL AND HURVÍNEK

Posted by ShrikantModh | 6:50 AM | Czech Republic | 0 comments »

Name: SPEJBL AND HURVÍNEK
Date of Issue: 27 May 2009
Country: Czech Republic
Denominations: 10.0 Kč

Spejbl and Hurvínek, the most famous Czech puppets, are the theme of the traditional issue dedicated to children. They were conceived by their spiritual father and performer Professor Josef Skupa (1892-1957). The figure of Spejbl was created for the Pilsen Puppet Theatre by the woodcarver Karel Nosek in 1920. Before the birth of Hurvínek Spejbl, coupled with Kašpárek, belonged to the most popular heroes of Pilsen children. Hurvínek was invented, designed and created in 1926 by Gustav Nosek (Karel Nosek's nephew). The Theatre of Spejbl and Hurvínek was established by Professor Skupa in 1930 as the first professional puppet theatre of a new type. In the same year the Spejbls welcomed new members - Hurvínek's friend Mánička and the dog Žeryk. Added to these core four types was Mrs. Kateřina Hovorková - Mánička's pedantic granny. The humorous stories from the life of these wooden heroes are known to children almost all over the world where the Theatre Spejbl and Hurvínek played. The theatre performs also satirical comedies for adults.

International Year of Astronomy 2009

Posted by ShrikantModh | 7:16 AM | Astronomy 2009, Czech Republic | 0 comments »

Name: ASTRONOMY - THE 400TH ANNIVERSARY OF KEPLER'S LAWS: ASTRONOMIA NOVA
Date of Issue: 6 May 2009
Country: Czech Republic
Denominations: 17.0 Kč

The Association of European Public Postal Operators PostEurop declared "Astronomy" as this year's common theme for the postage stamp issue EUROPA. At the initiative of professional astronomers associated in the International Astronomical Union the year 2009 was proclaimed by the UNESCO as the International Year of Astronomy under the auspices of the UN. This event is closely related to the 400th anniversary of use of astronomical telescope by Galileo Galilei. At an international conference the Czech Republic will commemorate also the 400th anniversary of publication of a Kepler's major work Astronomia Nova.

The astronomer, mathematician, physicist and astrologer, Johannes Kepler (1571-1630), was a man of significance not only for the Czech environment. In 1600 he came to Prague already as a convinced follower of Koperník's system. At the emperor Rudolf II's court he became a colleague of Tycho Brahe and after the latter's death (1601) he took the position of the emperor's mathematician and astronomer. Kepler who was convinced of a harmonious structure of the world believed that the grouping of planets into specific geometrical figures has an extraordinary impact on the world events. On basis of data obtained by Brahe he calculated the elliptic orbit of the planet Mars and formulated the first two of his famous laws which regulate the motion of planets. The results were published in 1609 in his work Astronomia Nova. In 1612 Kepler left Prague for Linz where in 1618 he formulated his third law on planetary circulation. J. Kepler belongs to the major astronomers of the 17th century. He dealt with geometry, observed the explosion of a supernova, improved and constructed astronomical telescope. He as the first man actually calculated the so-called Bethlehem star. He found that it was the three-times repeated conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn in Pisces in 7 BC that was the "star of Bethlehem". Such unique phenomenon which as a matter of course could not escape general curiosity gave birth to the "comet".