[meteorite-list] Stones From The Stars: The Unsolved Mysteries ofMeteorites
From: Frank Prochaska <fprochaska_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed Nov 16 11:13:38 2005 Message-ID: <0IQ200H4B2E4CZSD_at_vms048.mailsrvcs.net> I have "Stones from the Stars" and rather liked it. Clearly the author's conclusions are, well, lets say somewhat suspect. However, there is a good deal of historical information in the book that I thought was very interesting. I don't think this is much different, personally, than reading other books that are somewhat older that have older classification schemes that aren't used anymore, some of the older theories of the origin of tektites, etc. Don't let what some of what any author writes turn you off from everything else he or she might have to say. As Mark pointed out, "Thunderstones and Shooting Stars" and "The Search for Our Beginnings" are also good books, and you won't find such outlandish conclusions in those as you will in "Stones from the Stars." The photo of the discovery of ALHA 76009 in the Search for Our Beginnings is one of my favorite photos. I am lucky enough to own a 44g piece of that meteorite, and from time to time I like to sit holding the meteorite and lose myself in that picture for a while, as I haven't found a meteorite on my own yet . . . . Frank Prochaska -----Original Message----- From: meteorite-list-bounces_at_meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces_at_meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Darren Garrison Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 10:04 PM To: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Stones From The Stars: The Unsolved Mysteries ofMeteorites Anyone else read this book? I found a copy on Amazon for 50 cents, and I'm not sure if I got my money's worth. I'm only about half-way through, but the author is consistantly married to the idea that there are these mysterious reasons that stone meteorites "choose" to land in specific areas of the world, while iron meteorites "choose" to land in other areas, among other weird ideas. ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Received on Wed 16 Nov 2005 11:13:13 AM PST |
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