[meteorite-list] Rock saw blades

From: Bernd Pauli HD <bernd.pauli_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:04:49 2004
Message-ID: <3CE24EE5.156DA8E1_at_lehrer1.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de>

Darren Geswell wrote:

> It is a tin can that was used as a field container to store
> meteorite samples. It was the property of J. Lawrence Smith.
> It was used in the field to store a find that is labeled "Broad-
> head Missouri Met."I am afraid that I can't find that name and
> I really don't know that much about J. Lawrence Smith. Any help
> would be greatly appreciated. I like this can and would like to
> know more about it. Thanks in advance - Darren Geswell


Hello Darren and List!

To begin with, "Broadhead" does not refer to a meteorite but to
G.C. Broadhead who wrote about the Butler, Missouri iron as
did J.L. Smith:

BROADHEAD G.C. (1875) On the discovery of a meteoric iron
in Missouri - Butler (Amer. Journ. of Science 3-10, p. 401).

SMITH J.L. (1877) Two new meteoric irons: Casey County
and Dalton (American Journal of Science 14, p. 246).

John Lawrence Smith (1818-1883) was born near Charleston, South
Carolina. He studied science and medicine at the University of
Virginia. He was an adventurous person who even became involved
in mining ventures in Turkey. In 1852 he was appointed professor
of chemistry at the University of Louisville, and, in 1862, he
finally sold his meteorite collection to C.U. Shepard because
he was afraid he would never be able to build a collection as
the Civil War was raging in and around Louisville.

J.L. Smith was among the last scientists who clung to the belief
that all the meteorites came from the moon. If he had known that
he was almost right because there are now more than two dozen
lunar meteorites in our collections!

Best regards,

Bernd
Received on Wed 15 May 2002 08:04:53 AM PDT