This edition had all images removed.
LoC No.: 09025957
Title:
An Introduction to the Study of Meteorites
With a List of the Meteorites Represented in the Collection
Credits:
Produced by Eric Hutton and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Summary: "An Introduction to the Study of Meteorites" by L. Fletcher is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The book serves as a guide for understanding meteorites, discussing their classification, properties, and historical context, specifically concerning the British Museum's collection. The opening of the guide provides an overview of the misconceptions regarding meteorite falls, highlighting historical instances where such events were met with skepticism or attributed to supernatural causes. It outlines the gradual acceptance of meteorites as genuine phenomena, citing ancient records and early scientific investigations. Fletcher details the evolution of the British Museum's meteorite collection, emphasizing key players and significant acquisitions, setting the stage for a deeper exploration into specific meteorites, their composition, and the science behind them in the subsequent sections of the text. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 74.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Author: British Museum (Natural History). Department of Mineralogy
Author: Fletcher, L. (Lazarus), 1854-1921
EBook No.: 47147
Published: Oct 19, 2014
Downloads: 232
Language: English
Subject: Meteorites
Subject: British Museum (Natural History). Department of Mineralogy
Subject: Meteorites -- Catalogs and collections
LoCC: Science: Geology
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
LoC No.: 09025957
Title:
An Introduction to the Study of Meteorites
With a List of the Meteorites Represented in the Collection
Credits:
Produced by Eric Hutton and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Summary: "An Introduction to the Study of Meteorites" by L. Fletcher is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The book serves as a guide for understanding meteorites, discussing their classification, properties, and historical context, specifically concerning the British Museum's collection. The opening of the guide provides an overview of the misconceptions regarding meteorite falls, highlighting historical instances where such events were met with skepticism or attributed to supernatural causes. It outlines the gradual acceptance of meteorites as genuine phenomena, citing ancient records and early scientific investigations. Fletcher details the evolution of the British Museum's meteorite collection, emphasizing key players and significant acquisitions, setting the stage for a deeper exploration into specific meteorites, their composition, and the science behind them in the subsequent sections of the text. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 74.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Author: British Museum (Natural History). Department of Mineralogy
Author: Fletcher, L. (Lazarus), 1854-1921
EBook No.: 47147
Published: Oct 19, 2014
Downloads: 232
Language: English
Subject: Meteorites
Subject: British Museum (Natural History). Department of Mineralogy
Subject: Meteorites -- Catalogs and collections
LoCC: Science: Geology
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.