David H. Levy
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David H. Levy (born 1948) is a Canadian astronomer and science writer most famous for his co-discovery of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9, which collided with the planet Jupiter in 1994.
Levy was born in Montréal, Québec, Canada, but now lives in New Mexico.
Levy has discovered 21 comets, either independently or with Gene and Carolyn S. Shoemaker, and has written over 30 books, mostly on astronomical subjects.
Periodic comets co-discovered include 118P/Shoemaker-Levy, 129P/Shoemaker-Levy, 135P/Shoemaker-Levy, 137P/Shoemaker-Levy, 138P/Shoemaker-Levy, 145P/Shoemaker-Levy.
The asteroid 3673 Levy was named in his honour.
External links
- David Levy's Home Page (http://www.jarnac.org/)David Levy