David Levy's Guide to Observing Meteor Showers - Brossura

Levy, David H.

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ISBN 10: 0521696917 ISBN 13: 9780521696913

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2007

Riassunto

Introduction to observing meteors for both seasoned and budding astronomers.

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Informazioni sull'autore

David H. Levy is one of the most successful comet discoverers in history. He has discovered 22 comets, nine of them using his own backyard telescopes. Together with Eugene and Carolyn Shoemaker at the Palomar Observatory in California he discovered Shoemaker-Levy 9, the comet that collided with Jupiter in 1994 producing the most spectacular explosions ever witnessed in the solar system. He is involved with the Jarnac Comet Survey, and Science Editor for Parade magazine, and contributing editor for Sky and Telescope. He has been awarded five honorary doctorates, and asteroid 3673 (Levy) was named in his honor. His other recent books include David Levy's Guide to Observing and Discovering Comets and David Levy's Guide to Variable Stars (Cambridge University Press).

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0521696917
• ISBN 13: 9780521696913
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 138
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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