Shoemaker by Levy The Man Who Made an Impact

Name: Shoemaker by Levy The Man Who Made an Impact
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ISBN: 9780691113258

ISBN-10: 0691113254

ISBN-13: 9780691113258

Edition: 2000

Authors: David H. Levy

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This work offers an insight into the life and work of Eugene Shoemaker, the famous scientist who, in 1993 together with David Levy, discovered one of the most remarkable comets ever recorded, Shoemaker-Levy 9.

Book details

List price: $39.95
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 11/24/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.87" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English

David H Levy is an astronomer and science writer most famous for his co-discovery of Comet Shoemaker-Levy, which collided with Jupiter in 1994.



Preface


Acknowledgments



Of Bonding and Discovery: 1993



Of Family and E[superscript X]: 1925-1948



Over the Sea, Over the Sea: 1948



Springtime, Carolyn, and the Colorado Plateau: 1948-1952



A Revolution in Earth



Impact!



A Shot in the Dark: 1953-1960



A Dream Ends, A Dream Begins: 1960-1963



Just Passing By on My Way to the Moon: 1964-1965



Surveyor's Golden Years: 1966-1968



One Giant Leap: 1968-1969



Sail Along, Silvery Moon: 1969-1970



Chairman Gene: 1969-1972



Shoot-out at the Moenkopi Corral: 1970-1972



The Little Prince Revisited: 1972-1979



A Ship Sails: 1977-1989



Comets and Carolyn: 1980-1995



A Rock-Knocking Geologist: 1984-1995



Springtime on Jupiter: 1993



Yes, Virginia, Comets Do Hit Planets: 1994



New Challenges: 1995-1997



Dr. Shoemaker, I Presume: 1997


Epilogue


Notes


Selected Bibliography


Index