Project Gutenberg 2016-08-18 Public domain in the USA. 244 LaPaz, Lincoln 1897 1985 LaPaz, Jean LaPaz, Leota Jean 61066051 Space Nomads: Meteorites in Sky, Field, and Laboratory Produced by Stephen Hutcheson, Dave Morgan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Space Nomads: Meteorites in Sky, Field, and Laboratory" by Lincoln LaPaz and Jean LaPaz is a scientific publication written in the early 1960s. The work serves as an introduction to the field of meteoritics, exploring the significance of meteorites and their implications for understanding the cosmos. The authors aim to engage readers in the study of these celestial bodies, emphasizing their status as tangible links to the universe beyond Earth. The opening of the book describes a significant meteorite event in Eastern Siberia on February 12, 1947, detailing the reactions of local villagers and the environment upon the meteorite's descent. A brilliant fireball was witnessed, resulting in widespread destruction, with various eyewitness testimonies captured as scientists later organized search expeditions. The narrative conveys a vivid sense of urgency and excitement surrounding the meteorite's fall, setting the tone for the broader discussions on meteorites, their classification, recovery, and the scientific investigations that follow such events throughout the book. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 57.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Meteorites QB Text Browsing: Science - General Category: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming 326991 2025-06-21T07:15:17.427735 text/html 281288 2024-10-23T01:00:31 text/html 9602479 2025-06-21T07:15:28.018737 application/epub+zip 9609415 2025-06-21T07:15:21.197718 application/epub+zip 156919 2025-06-21T07:15:19.058740 application/epub+zip 9720782 2025-06-21T07:15:32.550664 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 9671147 2025-06-21T07:15:26.171662 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 226397 2022-09-24T01:34:55.908076 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 239641 2025-06-21T07:15:15.983759 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 219663 2024-10-23T01:00:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15982 2025-06-21T07:15:32.715643 application/rdf+xml 18979 2025-06-21T07:15:19.206723 image/jpeg 3012 2025-06-21T07:15:19.131740 image/jpeg 8834798 2025-06-21T07:15:17.656742 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia