[meteorite-list] Fw: The Tabor 1753 fall

From: Mark Grossman <markig_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2010 00:17:44 -0500
Message-ID: <234733E304F84F1C9DD8AF15EE314A5A_at_QED>

The reference to Tabor in Burke is:

Journal Book of the Royal Society of London (1754-1757), volume
XXII:290-300.

Mark

Mark Grossman
Meteorite Manuscripts
Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510

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> Burke in Cosmic Debris refers to the Journal Book of the Royal Society
> when discussing Tabor. Marvin references Burke.
>
> I am familiar with the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society,
> but not the Journal Book.
>
> Anyone have any info?
>
> Mark
>
> Mark Grossman
> Meteorite Manuscripts
> Briarcliff Manor, NY
>
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> From: "Shawn Alan" <photophlow at yahoo.com>
> To: <cspratt at islandnet.com>
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> Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2010 12:03 AM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] The Tabor 1753 fall
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>
> Chris and Listers,
>
> What type of information are you looking for about the Tabor fall? At the
> time that Tabor fell, in 1753, there wasnt much research done at the time
> and Chladni hadnt came in to the picture yet. I would say that it took up
> till Siena before meteoritic science started to take a strong hold and
> L'Aigle fall to seal the deal. I did notice that scholars did take note
> with some of these thunder stones and started to piece them together and
> one scholar, Howard, observed physical characteristics within the matrix
> of these stones and the Tabor fall. But for the most part with the Tabor
> fall, there is bits and pieces of information that one has to piece
> together. One can conclude that with this fall and countless other
> falls,helped pave the way with meteoritic science.
>
> Here is a great link about Chladin and the origins of modern meteorite
> research. With this paper write by Marvin there is section about early
> falls and how they came to be. If you have the time I would try to read up
> on it if you already hadnt done so all ready.
> http://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1996M%26PS...31..545M
>
> Shawn Alan
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> Chris Spratt cspratt at islandnet.com
> Mon Dec 13 23:13:49 EST 2010
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> Hi guys:
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> Thanks forvthe input. I'd checked those and there wasn't much there.
>
> Chris Spratt
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