The history of meteoritics and key meteorite collections : fireballs, falls and finds / edited by G.J.H. McCall, A.J. Bowden and R.J. Howarth.

Format Electronic
Publication InfoBath : Geological Society, ©2006.
Description1 online resource (vi, 513 pages, 2 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits.
Supplemental ContentGeoScienceWorld
Subjects
Meteorites--History.
Meteoroids--History.

Other author/creatorMcCall, G. J. H. (Gerald Joseph Home), 1920-2013.
Other author/creatorBowden, A. J.
Other author/creatorHowarth, Richard J. (Richard John)
Other author/creatorGeological Society of London.
SeriesGeological Society special publication ; no. 256
Geological Society special publication ; no. 256. ^A465527
Summary This publication, which should appeal to historians of science, meteoriticists, geologists, astronomers, curators and the general reader with an interest in science, is prefaced by an introductory overview which presents highlights in the field. The first section covers the acceptance by science of the reality of the falls of rock and metal from the sky. The second section details some of the world's most important collections in museums. There are also chapters on finds in the cold desert of Antarctica and in the hot deserts of Australia, North Africa, Oman and the USA.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Spec. audience char. Specialized.
Source of descriptionDescription based on print version record.
Issued in other formPrint version : 9781862391949
ISBN9781862395046 (ebook) :

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