Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 July 4, 1956
- 2 What is a meteor?
- 3 Some historical notes
- 4 Small rocks and dust in space
- 5 Observing meteors
- 6 Recording meteors
- 7 A New Year gift: the Quadrantids
- 8 The Lyrids – an April shower
- 9 The Eta Aquarids
- 10 The Omicron Draconids, continued
- 11 The Delta Aquarids
- 12 Tears of St. Lawrence: Perseid trails and trials
- 13 The August Pavonids
- 14 The Orionids
- 15 The Taurids
- 16 The Leonids
- 17 The Geminids
- 18 The Ursids
- 19 A catalog of meteor showers throughout the year
- Appendix
- Index
Frontmatter
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 July 2010
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 July 4, 1956
- 2 What is a meteor?
- 3 Some historical notes
- 4 Small rocks and dust in space
- 5 Observing meteors
- 6 Recording meteors
- 7 A New Year gift: the Quadrantids
- 8 The Lyrids – an April shower
- 9 The Eta Aquarids
- 10 The Omicron Draconids, continued
- 11 The Delta Aquarids
- 12 Tears of St. Lawrence: Perseid trails and trials
- 13 The August Pavonids
- 14 The Orionids
- 15 The Taurids
- 16 The Leonids
- 17 The Geminids
- 18 The Ursids
- 19 A catalog of meteor showers throughout the year
- Appendix
- Index
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- David Levy's Guide to Observing Meteor Showers , pp. i - viPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2007