[meteorite-list] NP Article, 07-1896 Meteorite Kills Children, Brings Rain

From: Walter Branch <branchw_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:22:40 2004
Message-ID: <005401c3353c$bfcb7dc0$e9c29f44_at_b4b9e1>

Hi Philip,

Appropriate quote. I was just thinking of that one!

-Walter

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Philip R. Burns" <pib_at_pibburns.com>
To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 9:43 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] NP Article, 07-1896 Meteorite Kills Children,
Brings Rain


> At 09:24 PM 6/17/2003 -0400, you wrote:
> >
> >Is there other evidence that two boys were killed in 1896 by a
> >meteorite? I was under the impression that there were no reported cases
> >of people being killed by meteorites.
>
> There are historical accounts of meteorites killing people. Some are
> probably more credible thatn others. John Lewis in his book _Rain of Iron
> and Ice_ suggests it would be better to say "No one in recorded history
has
> ever been killed by a meteorite in the presence of a meteorite scientist
> and a medical doctor" :-}.
>
> -- Philip R. "Pib" Burns
> pib_at_pibburns.com
> http://www.pibburns.com/
>
>
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