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David H. Levy (born May 22, 1948) is a Canadian astronomer and science writer who co-discovered Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 in 1993, which collided with the planet Jupiter in 1994. ==Biography== Levy was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1948. He developed an interest in astronomy at an early age. However, he pursued and received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English literature.〔(David Levy early life/education )〕 Levy went on to discover 22 comets, either independently or with Gene and Carolyn S. Shoemaker. He has written 34 books, mostly on astronomical subjects, such as ''The Quest for Comets'', a biography of Pluto-discoverer Clyde Tombaugh in 2006, and his tribute to Gene Shoemaker in ''Shoemaker by Levy''. He has provided periodic articles for ''Sky and Telescope'' magazine,〔(David Levy biography )〕 as well as ''Parade Magazine'', ''Sky News'' and, most recently, ''Astronomy Magazine''. Periodic comets that Levy co-discovered include 118P/Shoemaker–Levy, 129P/Shoemaker–Levy, 135P/Shoemaker–Levy, 137P/Shoemaker–Levy, 138P/Shoemaker–Levy, 145P/Shoemaker–Levy, and 181P/Shoemaker–Levy. In addition, Levy is the sole discoverer of two periodic comets: 255P/Levy and P/1991 L3. On February 28, 2010, Levy was awarded a Ph. D. from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem for his successful completion of his thesis "The Sky in Early Modern English Literature: A Study of Allusions to Celestial Events in Elizabethan and Jacobean Writing, 1572–1620." He lives in Vail, Arizona and is married to Wendee Levy.〔(Astronomer David Levy )〕 Levy and his wife hosted a weekly internet radio talk show on astronomy, which ended on February 3, 2011, with a planned "Final Show". Show archives are still available in WMA and MP3 formats.〔(Astronomy Talk Radio )〕 Levy is President of the National Sharing the Sky Foundation.〔(National Sharing the Sky Foundation ) Accessed 2010-04-19〕 Levy is a Master of Astronomy with DeTao Masters Academy (DTMA).〔DeTao Master Academy〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「David H. Levy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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