Cosmic Discoveries: The Wonders of Astronomy

Hardcover: 232 pages

"As I scanned the night sky, the centuries fell away, and I felt myself taking my place in line with other men and women who had done the same thing.... Why do people search the sky? What's in it for them? And more important, what's in it for the rest of us?" --David H. Levy

In Cosmic Discoveries, David H. Levy - who felt the exhilaration of discovering a breahtakingly beautiful comet that would make history - guides the reader through pivotal moments in astronomy that forever changed our conception of the universe and humanity's place within it.

Levy, who made one of the most startling celestial discoveries since the start of recorded history, writes from the unique vantage point of a discoverer of comets. With infectious enthusiasm, he and his wife, Wendee Wallach-Levy, give the reader a glimpse of the enthralling adventure of cosmic discovery through stories of the most famous and brilliant astronomers.