[meteorite-list] Bicentenary of the meteorite of Toulouse

From: MexicoDoug <mexicodoug_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2012 12:15:38 -0400 (EDT)
Message-ID: <8CEE3B9F8E39703-EC4-C26C_at_webmail-m027.sysops.aol.com>

Dear List, Dr. Mathieu, and Martin;

Martin, if you do or anyone does make it there, please remember your
friends on the list who won't have the opportunity to vacation or visit
the lovely southern latuitudes of France and post us a nice picture for
the admiring meteorite-list of this historical group of stones. So
much to do on vacation there - see this Toulouse meteorite exhibit,
then go to the Space Center and Space City, the Kennedy Space Center
analog and lots more, of France.

Watch out if you take the low road, as nearby Toulouse was the site of
a Toad-storm from an inclement thundering sky, Two shocked horsemen had
to put on their overcoats while being Toad-hammered, and gallop out of
their as fast as they could, to reach a stage coach also on the way to
Toulouse that witnessed the event, saw many small toads still on the
unfortunate horsemen's cloaks and when it passed through the spot
trampled many thousands of toads of all sizes. (I wonder if the
meteorite in any way biased this report?)

A rain of escargot snails might have been more comical for France, but
maybe they were toads, frogs, whatever -- after all the toadstorm was
1834 and even today frogs and toads are varied and not recognized by
science as distinct animals. Fried frogs are a delicious part of
French cuisine that is required to try for all Beefeaters attending the
exposition ;-)

Kindest wishes
Doug





-----Original Message-----
From: karmaka <karmaka-meteorites at t-online.de>
To: rm31 <rm31 at free.fr>; Meteorite-list
<Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Sun, Apr 8, 2012 7:31 am
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Bicentenary of the meteorite of Toulouse


Congratulations, Dr. Mathieu, on having organised this very interesting
exhibition.

The beautiful city of Toulouse, la ? ville rose ?, is always worth a
visit !

I'll try to visit this exhibition this summer!

Best wishes

Martin


Von: rm31 at free.fr
 An: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
 Betreff: [meteorite-list] Bicentenary of the meteorite of Toulouse
 Datum: Sun, 08 Apr 2012 13:11:07 +0200


 Hi List,

  I'm pleased to invite you to the conference and exhibition for the
bicentenary
  of the fall of the meteorite of Toulouse, april 10th 1812. The
exhibition will
 remain until september 2nd.
  This event is the materialization of 2 1/2 year of historical and
scientific
  researches. It benefited from the early support of the Museum of
Toulouse (SW
  France). Most of the main samples of the fall, loaned by the Museums
of New
  York, Chicago, Geneva, London, Vienna, Stockholm, Troyes, Paris, and
from the
  University of Tuebingen will be reunited close to their place of fall,
200
years
 later to be shown to the public.

 http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/2373/invitationmtoritedetoul.jpg

  J'ai le plaisir de vous inviter ? la conference et a l'exposition qui
auront
  lieu au Museum de Toulouse, en celebration du bicentenaire de la chute
de la
  meteorite dite de "Toulouse", le 10 avril 1812. L'exposition durera
jusqu'au 2
 septembre.
 Cet evenement est la concretisation de deux ans et demi de recherches
  historiques et scientifiques. Il est le fruit de la collaboration
entre
l'auteur
 et le Museum de Toulouse et a beneficie de l'apport de dizaines de
  contributeurs. Fait exceptionnel: les principaux specimens de la
meteorite de
  Toulouse, pretes par les Museums of New York, Chicago, Geneve,
Londres, Vienne,
  Stockholm, Troyes, Paris, et par l'Universite de Tuebingen seront ?
nouveau
 r?unis ? Toulouse 200 ans plus tard pour ?tre montres au public!

 R. Mathieu
 geologist

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