Petr Jakeš

Petr Jakeš in 2003

Petr Jakeš (2 May 1940 in Břehy – 29 November 2005 in Prague) was a Czech geologist and geochemist.[1] He dealt mainly with geochemical and volcanic processes on Earth and on celestial bodies, research on meteorites and lunar rocks.

Jakeš and his colleague Josip Kleczek co-authored the 1985 general reference book The Universe and Planet Earth; it was translated into English by Stephen Finn and published in North America and Europe in 1987 by Octopus Books.

References

  1. ↑ Taylor, S. Ross; Reid, Arch (February 2006). "In Memoriam – Petr Jakeš" (PDF). Lunar and Planetary Information Bulletin. No. 105. Lunar and Planetary Institute. p. 7.
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