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by Gerald Joseph Home McCall, Richard John Howarth| 2006| 509 pages| 41.379| English

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This Special Publication has 24 papers with an international authorship, and 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, an account that takes the reader from BCE (before common era) to the nineteenth century. The second section details some of the worldÂ’s most important collections in museums - their origins and development. The Smithsonian chapter also covers the astonishingly numerous finds in the cold desert of Antarctica by American search parties. There are also contributions covering the finds by Japanese parties in the Yamato mountains and the equally remarkable discoveries in the hot deserts of Australia, North Africa, Oman and the USA. The other seven chapters take the reader through the revolution in scientific research on meteoritics in the later part of the twentieth century, including terrestrial impact cratering and extraordinary showers of glass from the sky; tektites, now known to be Earth-impact-sourced. Finally, the short epilogue looks to the future. The History of Meteoritics and Key Meteorite Collections should appeal to historians of science, meteoriticists, geologists, astronomers, curators and the general reader with an interest in science.Also available: History of Palaeobotany - ISBN 1862391742 The Earth Inside and Out: Some Major Contributions to Geology in the Twentieth Century - ISBN 1862390967 Meteorites: Flux With Time and Impact Effects - ISBN 1862390177

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Author:Gerald Joseph Home McCall, Richard John Howarth
Publication Year:2006
ISBN:9781862391949
Pages:509
Language:English
File Size:41.379
Format:PDF
Price:FREE
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