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Comets: Creators and Destroyers by David H. Levy 9780684852553
Booksplease Price: $27.38A guide to comets, which explores their history, recent discoveries and the belief that comets inspire everything from psychotic behaviour and suicide, to the actions of world leaders. The author... -
David Levy's Guide to Variable Stars by David H. Levy 9780521608602
RRP: $95.53Booksplease Price: $87.11Variable stars are fascinating objects to observe; found all over the sky, they change in brightness over time and can be seen with even the most basic of equipment. Variable star astronomy is one... -
Observing Variable Stars: A Guide for the Beginner by David H. Levy 9780521627559
RRP: $101.38Booksplease Price: $93.62David Levy's entertaining, well-researched book is aimed at the amateur enthusiast who likes to learn enjoyably. Beginning with advice on binoculars and telescopes, and how to observe the night sky... -
Shoemaker by Levy: The Man Who Made an Impact by David H. Levy
RRP: $74.10Booksplease Price: $70.02It was a lucky twist of fate when in the early1980s David Levy, a writer and amateur astronomer, joined up with the famous scientist Eugene Shoemaker and his wife, Carolyn, to search for comets from... -
The Practical Skywatcher's Handbook by David H. Levy 9781408157466 [USED COPY]
RRP: $33.13Booksplease Price: $2.44This practical, hands-on guide is the sailor's essential atlas of the sky.Assuming no prior knowledge, this comprehensive, practical handbook helps the user at sea or on land read and understand the... -
David Levy's Guide to the Night Sky by David H. Levy 9780521797535
RRP: $85.78Booksplease Price: $79.54The perfect introduction for the novice astronomer, this book stirs the imagination and puts observation in a framework of social activity and personal adventure. Written by an award-winning... -
Sharing the Sky: A Parent's and Teacher's Guide to Astronomy by David H. Levy 9780306456398
RRP: $87.73Booksplease Price: $82.45Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780306456398Author David H. LevyFormat PaperbackPage Count 308Imprint Plenum Publishing... -
David Levy's Guide to Eclipses, Transits, and Occultations by David H. Levy 9780521165518
RRP: $79.93Booksplease Price: $74.06In this simple guide, David Levy inspires readers to experience the wonder of eclipses and other transient astronomical events for themselves. Covering both solar and lunar eclipses, he gives... -
David Levy's Guide to Observing and Discovering Comets by David H. Levy 9780521826563
RRP: $173.53Booksplease Price: $155.61David Levy has held a lifelong passion for comets, and is one of the most successful comet discoverers in history. In this book he describes the observing techniques that have been developed over the... -
Star Gazers: Finding Joy in the Night Sky by David H Levy 9780816554645
RRP: $29.23Booksplease Price: $26.44Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780816554645Author David H LevyFormat PaperbackPage Count 172Imprint University of Arizona... -
Starry Night: Astronomers and Poets Read the Sky by David H. Levy 9781573928878
RRP: $31.18Booksplease Price: $29.97Over the centuries the starry night sky has inspired poets and scientists alike, and though the fruits of these inspirations take very different forms, they often enrich each other. Acclaimed science... -
The Quest for Comets: An Explosive Trail of Beauty and Danger by David H. Levy 9780306446511
Booksplease Price: $90.25Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780306446511Author David H. LevyFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint Kluwer Academic/Plenum... -
Impact Jupiter: The Crash Of Comet Shoemaker-levy 9 by David H. Levy 9780738208800
RRP: $33.13Booksplease Price: $30.17An account of the discovery of the Shoemaker-Levy 9 comet and its spectacular collision with Jupiter, just 6 months later, written by one of the comet's discoverers.About the AuthorDavid H. Levy has... -
Impact Jupiter: The Crash of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 by David H. Levy 9780306450884
Booksplease Price: $90.25On July 16, 1994 a world-shattering event occurred that would rivet our attention for six explosive days and go on to make history as the single most important celestial event of the century. Comet... -
The Starlight Night: The Sky in the Writings of Shakespeare, Tennyson, and Hopkins by David H. Levy 9783319371016
Booksplease Price: $176.59In this updated second edition renowned amateur comet-searcher David H. Levy expands on his work about the intricate relationship between the night sky and the works of English Literature. This... -
Deep Sky Objects: The Best And Brightest from Four Decades of Comet Chasing by David H. Levy 9781591023616
RRP: $35.08Booksplease Price: $33.66Veteran comet hunter and eloquent popular astronomy writer David H. Levy takes amateur sky-watchers on a fascinating journey into deep space in this enthusiastic and informative survey of the many... -
Stars and Planets: The Most Complete Guide to the Stars, Planets, Galaxies, and Solar System - Updated and Expanded Edition by Ian Ridpath
Booksplease Price: $38.98The indispensable guide to the night sky--now in a newly updated and expanded edition In this newly updated and expanded edition of their classic work, Ian Ridpath and Wil Tirion illuminate the... -
Deep-Sky Companions: The Caldwell Objects by Stephen James O'Meara 9781107083974
RRP: $103.33Booksplease Price: $92.78The Caldwell Catalogue, compiled by the late Sir Patrick Moore (1923-2012), has delighted amateur astronomers worldwide since its publication in 1995. Twenty years on, Stephen James O'Meara revisits... -
Advancing Variable Star Astronomy: The Centennial History of the American Association of Variable Star Observers by Thomas R. Williams
RRP: $196.95Booksplease Price: $188.55Founded in 1911, the AAVSO boasts over 1200 members and observers and is the world's largest non-profit organization dedicated to variable star observation. This timely book marks the AAVSO's... -
The Pythagorean Theorem: A 4,000-Year History by Eli Maor 9780691148236
RRP: $31.18Booksplease Price: $26.91By any measure, the Pythagorean theorem is the most famous statement in all of mathematics. In this book, Eli Maor reveals the full story of this ubiquitous geometric theorem. Maor shows that the... -
Fire in the Sky: Cosmic Collisions, Killer Asteroids, and the Race to Defend Earth by Gordon Dillow
RRP: $21.43Booksplease Price: $13.55This "accessible and always entertaining" (Booklist) combination of history, pop science, and in-depth reporting offers a fascinating account of the asteroids that hit Earth long ago and those...