[meteorite-list] Those were the days - Part 2

From: Bernd Pauli HD <bernd.pauli_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:07:05 2004
Message-ID: <3DC0727A.CC8ED2CB_at_lehrer.uni-karlsruhe.de>

Kosmos* Manual for Those Who Love Nature,
Vol. 12, 1926, pp. 401-404, excerpt:

We still have not the slightest clue about the provenance
of meteorites. Qualitatively (that is, with regard to the
substances they contain), they are similar to terrestrial
substances, quantitatively (i.e. in regard to the respective
amount present in meteorites), however, they are different
from terrestrial substances. Comparing meteoric stones to
terrestrial rocks, one would be inclined to group them with
volcanic masses. That's why they were thought to be lunar,
volcanic ejecta in former times, recent theories favor debris
from a burst planet.

* A German magazine of popular science, which still
publishes scientific articles, astronomical almanacs, etc.

Good night, it's
bedtime here,

Bernd
Received on Wed 30 Oct 2002 06:59:54 PM PST