[meteorite-list] Triangulation (was ...Part II: American David Rittenhouse (Warning - Pre-Chladni))

From: MexicoDoug <mexicodoug_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2011 17:39:11 -0400 (EDT)
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That, Tocayo*, is a superb question that likely will be deliciously
contentious. There is a fine line between saying you are triangulating
and actually relying on triangulation to make the recovery. For
example when Dima, Sergey and I used Radar information to discover the
Ash Creek Bolide fragments two days after the sighting: our
triangulation accurately put us as the first meteorite hunters inside
the strewn field, but it was a tip from a local that actually gave us
the further clue to make our first recoveries that day. Just because
you are there doesn't guarantee anything!

My guess is that Nininger had the same situation in most of his
recoveries. Perhaps Lost City is actually the first truly triangulated
find. But I hope there is a better example, perhaps Nininger's as you
say.

Kindest wishes
Doug

Tocayo = Mexican for namesake, but is an informal word enjoying
widespread use



-----Original Message-----
From: Doug Ross <doug at dougross.net>
To: Meteorite List List <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Sun, Oct 23, 2011 5:06 pm
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Part II: American David Rittenhouse
(Warning - Pre-Chladni)


Thanks for the fascinating discussion, gentlemen! A great account of
the
rigorous, often slow process that revolutionary new scientific theories
must go
through before gaining widespread acceptance.

I have a related question. Who was the first person to accurately
calculate the
trajectories of meteors, and successfully recover meteorites based on
those
calculations? I'm not talking about someone who witnessed a meteor,
and was
lucky enough to have stones landing nearby. In other words, who was
the first
systematic meteorite hunter? Was it Nininger?

- (the other) Doug
doug at dougross.net
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