Ultimate Universe: The Most Up-To-Date Guide to the Cosmos

by David H. Levy

A virtual reality laboratory on CD-ROM complements a look at recent developments in the fields of quantum physics and space science, discussing topics ranging from quarks and quasars to stars and galaxies

Genres: Nonfiction

209 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1998

About the author

David Levy is a prominent astronomer and author, most famous for his co-discovery in 1993 of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9, which collided with the planet Jupiter in 1994.

Levy was born in Canada, but now lives in Arizona. He has been involved with astronomy, as an observer, promoter, and author, for his entire adult life. Levy has discovered twenty two comets, given innumerable lectures, television appearances, and published articles in the major science and astronomy magazines.

He gained a Phd in English literature in 2010. There is an asteroid named in his honour, Levy 3673. He is married to Wendee Levy.