[meteorite-list] Question

From: Gary Fujihara <fujmon_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 04 Jan 2010 06:05:21 -1000
Message-ID: <E4DF1F6F-AAC6-469E-8C7F-938A7328A542_at_mac.com>

Oops, misspelled. That should be Maximilian.

Here is an excerpt from MAPS 42, Nr 9 supplement B3-B68:

The 280-pound stone that fell at Ensisheim on November 7, 1492 is the only one in Chladni's pre-eighteenth-century lit of which specimens are preserved today. This stone quickly became famous because it caught the attention of a king - Maximilian (1459-1519), the "Roman King," who was heir apparent to the Holy Roman Emperor, Friedrich III. Maximilian was leading his army toward Ensisheim, a Free Imperial City of the Hapsburgs, on his way to battle the French. On his arrival, he sent for the stone and asked his advisors what it meant. After solemn reflections, they told him, as clever advisors have done throughout history, that the stone was a pledge of God's favor to him. Greatly pleased, Maximilian returned the stone to the citizens of Ensisheim with orders to preserve it in their church as a memorial of this great, miraculous event.

gary

On Jan 4, 2010, at 5:46 AM, Pete Shugar wrote:

> Quick------ Who was the king at Ensisheim?
> I need it for the presentation.
> Pete
>
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Received on Mon 04 Jan 2010 11:05:21 AM PST