[meteorite-list] Have You Seen These?
From: Walter Branch <branchw_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:31:12 2004 Message-ID: <013a01c41e10$a5f01060$3438dc44_at_wbranch> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0137_01C41DEF.1E8A8400 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Gregory, Yes, I have seen that one many times and it is a cool image. -Walter ------------------------------------------ www.branchmeteorites.com ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Sharkkb8_at_aol.com=20 To: branchw_at_bellsouth.net=20 Cc: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20 Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 2:11 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Have You Seen These? branchw_at_bellsouth.net writes: Does anyone know of a place where I might be able to purchase prints = of these two meteor-related images: http:/www.branchmeteorites.com/misc/leonid1833.jpg This is a woodcut of the meteor leonid shower of 1833 and=20 http:/www.branchmeteorites.com/misc/meteor7oct1868.jpg My favorite early image of the 1833 shower is here..... http://members.aol.com/sharkkb8/meteorites/1833shower.jpg ...and I'm partial to it for two reasons: One, rather than emanating = from a specific radiant-area, the meteors are drawn as if they're all = traveling TOWARD it. Perhaps some confusion on the part of the artist, = when the concept of a shower-radiant was explained to him. And the = other reason....is that it happily resides in my own personal = collection. ;-) I'm very pleased that Richard Norton thought highly = enough of it to put in his new "Cambridge Encyclopedia of Meteorites" = (p. 14). Gregory J. Gregory Wilson 2118 Wilshire Blvd. #918=20 Santa Monica, CA 90403 USA (310) 913-2598 ------=_NextPart_000_0137_01C41DEF.1E8A8400 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: = #ffffff"=20 bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV>Hi Gregory,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Yes, I have seen that one many times and it is a cool image.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>-Walter</DIV> <DIV>------------------------------------------<BR><A=20 href=3D"http://www.branchmeteorites.com">www.branchmeteorites.com</A></DI= V> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3DSharkkb8_at_aol.com = href=3D"mailto:Sharkkb8_at_aol.com">Sharkkb8@aol.com</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3Dbranchw_at_bellsouth.net=20 href=3D"mailto:branchw_at_bellsouth.net">branchw@bellsouth.net</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A=20 title=3Dmeteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20 = href=3D"mailto:meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com">meteorite-list@meteor= itecentral.com</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, April 07, 2004 = 2:11=20 AM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [meteorite-list] = Have You=20 Seen These?</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <A title=3Dmailto:branchw_at_bellsouth.net=20 href=3D"mailto:branchw_at_bellsouth.net">branchw@bellsouth.net</A> = writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px = solid"> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Does anyone know of a place where I = might be=20 able to purchase prints of these two meteor-related = images:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial=20 = size=3D2>http:/www.branchmeteorites.com/misc/leonid1833.jpg</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>This is a woodcut of the meteor = leonid shower=20 of 1833</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>and </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial=20 = size=3D2>http:/www.branchmeteorites.com/misc/meteor7oct1868.jpg</FONT></D= IV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV>My favorite early image of the 1833 shower is here.....</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><A = title=3Dhttp://members.aol.com/sharkkb8/meteorites/1833shower.jpg=20 = href=3D"http://members.aol.com/sharkkb8/meteorites/1833shower.jpg">http:/= /members.aol.com/sharkkb8/meteorites/1833shower.jpg</A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>...and I'm partial to it for two reasons: One, rather = than=20 emanating from a specific radiant-area, the meteors are drawn as if = they're=20 all traveling TOWARD it. Perhaps some confusion on the part = of the=20 artist, when the concept of a shower-radiant was explained to = him. =20 And the other reason....is that it happily resides in my own = personal collection. ;-) I'm very = pleased that=20 Richard Norton thought highly enough of it to put in his new=20 <STRONG>"Cambridge Encyclopedia of Meteorites"</STRONG> (p. = 14).</DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=3D0 face=3D"Comic Sans MS" color=3D#ff0000 size=3D3 = FAMILY=3D"SCRIPT"=20 PTSIZE=3D"12"><B>Gregory</FONT><FONT lang=3D0 face=3DArial = color=3D#000000 size=3D2=20 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" PTSIZE=3D"10"><BR><BR>J. Gregory = Wilson</B><BR>2118 Wilshire=20 Blvd. #918 <BR>Santa Monica, CA 90403<BR>USA<BR>(310)=20 913-2598</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0137_01C41DEF.1E8A8400-- Received on Fri 09 Apr 2004 04:57:11 AM PDT |
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