[meteorite-list] "Is there any religion that invites.... (Burnham's Meteorites?)

From: Michael Gilmer <meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2012 11:59:14 -0400
Message-ID: <CAKBPJW_DV-Ofqrz3VXHfjW4kwjaDMDGGObwERZBQwxSuQ8+D8g_at_mail.gmail.com>

Hi List,

One last thing about this Burnham article. If you go to the bottom of
the first page, there is a link to part two of the article. The photo
at the top of part two shows Burnham in his "lab", surrounded by his
eclectic collection. In the center is a white cabinet similar to a
medicine cabinet. This cabinet is filled with meteorite specimens.
You can clearly see them and their specimen cards. There also appears
to be more specimens laying on the top of the cabinet.

Does anyone know which meteorites these are? And does anyone know
where these meteorites are now. I would give my right arm for one of
these specimens with Burnham provenance. If anyone knows where I can
acquire one of these, please contact me off-list and let me know.
Such a specimen would have very special meaning for me.

Best regards,

MikeG

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On 6/12/12, Michael Gilmer <meteoritemike at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Kevin and List,
>
> I'm glad you enjoyed the article.  Burnham was a complex man who, IMO,
> was treated unfairly by a system that he had little influence with.
> I'm not blaming anyone for how Burnham lived his final years, and I
> have nothing but respect for Lowell, but things could have been
> handled differently - Burnham deserved better.
>
> The Celestial Handbooks are a lasting legacy that have withstood the
> test of time.  They are not just a valuable reference for amateur
> astronomers - they are a poetic story of a love affair between a man
> and the cosmos.  Wherever Burnham is now, I hope there will always be
> starlight on his path.
>
> For those Listers who have never read Burnham's self-interview, please
> take the time to do so.  You will learn a few things about the man and
> the world we live in.
>
> And a different note, now that I know an opium agent is responsible
> for the preliminary identification of Shergotty as a meteorite, my
> curiosity is getting the best of me.  I can't wait to read that story.
>
> Best regards and clear skies,
>
> MikeG
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> On 6/12/12, Kevin Kichinka <marsrox at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Team Meteorite:
>>
>>
>> It's a chilly, damp night here in south Central America. The rain is
>> pounding on my tin roof making for a happy rain forest.
>>
>>
>> Subscribers to 'Meteorite', and I hope that is everyone reading this,
>> may have already read part one in the May issue of my feature 'The
>> Rise of the Raj and the Fall of Shergotty'. It's the first-ever
>> published account of that 1865 fall. I'm honored to have been chosen
>> for the assignment.
>>
>>
>> Well, time is of the essence for me to complete the conclusion of the
>> feature for the Aug issue (don't worry Derek) and tonight I'm working
>> on 'Mr. Peppe's' bio. Subscriber's know that he was a British Gov't
>> employee in India working as a sub-opium agent.
>>
>>
>> Just as it was about to be discarded, Peppe ID'd Shergotty as a
>> meteorite.
>>
>>
>> Then he went back to work the opium fields.
>>
>>
>> I find that interesting :>)
>>
>>
>> Oh, there's a lot more to this most excellent story but you'll have to
>> purchase the next issue to find out. Call now to subscribe, operators
>> are standing by.
>>
>>
>> But as crucial as this article is- I'll be burning the midnight oil
>> tonight sorting through google-scanned 19th century docs on Indian
>> farming practices- I'm momentarily diverted by a treasure gifted to me
>> by M-Lister Michael Gilmer.
>>
>>
>> Backstory - I offered here for sale this weekend the three-volume
>> "Burnham's Celestial Handbook". Lazy me, never read it. Michael wrote
>> me and shared his enthusiasm for the author. Copied me on a link from
>> the 'Village Voice'. It's an interview with the author.
>>
>>
>> I had no idea of the plus genius of Robert Burnham, perhaps you don't
>> either.
>>
>>
>> I wouldn't dream of wasting your time.
>>
>>
>> I invite one and all to pull up a beer, slip on some comfortable
>> Coltrane, and settle in for a sublime hour of logic and common sense
>> on matters of the heart, mind and soul set somewhere in the
>> multiverse. You'll LOL, you'll nod your head in agreement. Your brain
>> will visit places it hadn't gone before. Not off-topic, pallasites are
>> in play.
>>
>>
>> http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2011/06/robert_burnham_j.php
>>
>>
>> Kevin Kichinka
>> Santa Ana, Costa Rica
>> www.theartofcollectingmeteorites.com
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