An Introduction to the Study of Meteorites (Classic Reprint): With a List of the Meteorites Represented in the Collection - Tapa blanda
Sinopsis
Discover the British Museum’s meteorite collection and the careful work that built it. This edition compiles the study of meteorites, showing how specimens are organized, described, and connected to their discoveries. It blends historical narrative with a catalog of the stones represented in the collection.
The book presents the scope and value of meteorite research, from the early public reception of meteorites to the careful records that accompany each specimen. It also explains the arrangement of the collection, the different classes of meteorites, and how visitors can locate pieces within the museum’s displays.
- A clear history of how meteorites came to be collected and displayed in a major museum.
- Descriptions of how the collection is organized and how to read the catalog.
- Lists of the meteorites represented, with notes on classification and provenance.
- Supplementary material that situates meteorites in broader scientific context and study.
Ideal for readers of natural history, museum visitors, students, and anyone curious about how meteorites are studied and cataloged.
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Even as regards the dates of fall of the remaining meteorites there is much discrepancy among the various lists: every case in which the date here given has been found to differ from that recorded in any other list has been verified by reference to reports of the fall.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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The Meteorites added to the Collection since the issue of the last List (1894) bear the following numbers 38, 40, 63, 76, 93, 108, 120, 124, 125, 135, 152, 256, 379, 452-8, 466, 468, 469.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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