[meteorite-list] New Meteorite/Norton book on the way!

From: Pete Pete <rsvp321_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:57:25 -0400
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Apologies if this was posted previously...

http://www.springer.com/astronomy/book/978-1-84800-156-5
http://www.springer.com/astronomy/book/978-1-84800-156-5



Field Guide to Meteors and Meteorites
Series: Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series
Norton, O. Richard, Chitwood, Lawrence

2008, XVI, 288 p. 100 illus. in color., Softcover

ISBN: 978-1-84800-156-5



Not yet published. Available: June 9, 2008
$39.95
 
About this book |Table of contents|Sample pages
About this book
Covers the techniques of observing meteors, with many useful hints and tips for amateur astronomers
Also deals with how and where to find meteorites, how to prepare them as specimens for display or analysis
In one book, everything the amateur astronomer (or geologist!) needs to know about meteors and meteorites
Fully illustrated with many colour photographs and expertly drawn diagrams
Imagine the unique experience of being the very first person to hold a newly-found meteorite in your hand ? a rock from space, older than Earth!


"Weekend meteorite hunting" with magnets and metal detectors is becoming ever more popular as a pastime, but of course you can?t just walk around and pick up meteorites in the same way that you can pick up seashells on the beach. Those fragments that survived the intense heat of re-entry tend to disguise themselves as natural rocks over time, and it takes a trained eye ? along with the information in this book ? to recognize them.


Just as amateur astronomers are familiar with the telescopes and accessories needed to study a celestial object, amateur meteoriticists have to use equipment ranging from simple hand lenses to microscopes to study a specimen, to identify its type and origins.


Equipment and techniques are covered in detail here of course, along with a complete and fully illustrated guide to what you might find and where you might find it. In fact, the Field Guide to Meteors and Meteorites contains pretty much everything an amateur astronomer ? or geologist ? needs to know about meteors and meteorites.

Written for:
Amateur and practical astronomers, meteorite collectors

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