Meteorite

Author : Harry Dodge
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2020-03-17
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780525506201

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My Meteorite by Harry Dodge Pdf

A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice One of LitHub's Most Anticipated Books of 2020 An expansive, radiant, and genre-defying investigation into bonding—and how we are shaped by forces we cannot fully know Is love a force akin to gravity? A kind of invisible fabric which enables communications through space and time? Artist Harry Dodge finds himself contemplating such questions as his father declines from dementia and he rekindles a bewildering but powerful relationship with his birth mother. A meteorite Dodge orders on eBay becomes a mysterious catalyst for a reckoning with the vital forces of matter, the nature of consciousness, and the bafflements of belonging. Structured around a series of formative, formidable coincidences in Dodge’s life, My Meteorite journeys with stylistic bravura from Barthes to Blade Runner, from punk to Pale Fire. It is a wild, incandescent book that creates a literary universe of its own. Blending the personal and the philosophical, the raw and the surreal, the transgressive and the heartbreaking, Harry Dodge revitalizes our world, illuminating the magic just under the surface of daily life.

Author : Geoffrey Notkin
Publisher : Aerolite Meteorites, LLC
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2011-02-01
Category : Meteorites
ISBN : 0984754806

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Meteorite Hunting by Geoffrey Notkin Pdf

"This is the definitive guide to finding meteorites, written by one of the best-known personalities in the field and co-host of the award-winning hit television series Meteorite Men. It includes detailed information on how to locate, excavate, and identify rocks from space, and is filled with photographs and insider information from an internationally recognized meteorite specialist." --Back cover.

Author : Dante S. Lauretta,Harry Y. McSween
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 992 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2006-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 0816525625

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Meteorites and the Early Solar System II by Dante S. Lauretta,Harry Y. McSween Pdf

They range in size from microscopic particles to masses of many tons. The geologic diversity of asteroids and other rocky bodies of the solar system are displayed in the enormous variety of textures and mineralogies observed in meteorites. The composition, chemistry, and mineralogy of primitive meteorites collectively provide evidence for a wide variety of chemical and physical processes. This book synthesizes our current understanding of the early solar system, summarizing information about processes that occurred before its formation. It will be valuable as a textbook for graduate education in planetary science and as a reference for meteoriticists and researchers in allied fields worldwide.

Author : Oiva W. Saarinen
Publisher : Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781554588756

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From Meteorite Impact to Constellation City by Oiva W. Saarinen Pdf

From Meteorite Impact to Constellation City is a historical geography of the City of Greater Sudbury. The story that began billions of years ago encompasses dramatic physical and human events. Among them are volcanic eruptions, two meteorite impacts, the ebb and flow of continental glaciers, Aboriginal occupancy, exploration and mapping by Europeans, exploitation by fur traders and Canadian lumbermen and American entrepreneurs, the rise of global mining giants, unionism, pollution and re-greening, and the creation of a unique constellation city of 160,000. The title posits the book’s two main themes, one physical in nature and the other human: the great meteorite impact of some 1.85 billion years ago and the development of Sudbury from its inception in 1883. Unlike other large centres in Canada that exhibit a metropolitan form of development with a core and surrounding suburbs, Sudbury developed in a pattern resembling a cluster of stars of differing sizes. Many of Sudbury’s most characteristic attributes are undergoing transformation. Its rocky terrain and the negative impact from mining companies are giving way to attractive neighbourhoods and the planting of millions of trees. Greater Sudbury’s blue-collar image as a union powerhouse in a one-industry town is also changing; recent advances in the fields of health, education, retailing, and the local and international mining supply and services sector have greatly diversified its employment base. This book shows how Sudbury evolved from a village to become the regional centre for northeastern Ontario and a global model for economic diversification and environmental rehabilitation.

Author : Maria Golia
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2015-10-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781780235479

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Meteorite by Maria Golia Pdf

Among the rarest things on earth, meteorites carry an air of mystery and drama while having left a pervasive, outsized mark on our planet and civilization. In Meteorite, Maria Golia tells the long history of our engagement with these sky-born space rocks. Arriving amid thunderous blasts and flame-streaked skies, meteorites were once thought to be messengers from the gods. Worshipped in the past, now scrutinized with equal zeal by scientists, meteorites helped sculpt Earth’s features and have shaped our understanding of the planet’s origins. Prized for their outlandish qualities, meteorites are a collectible and a commodity, objects of art and artists’ desires and a literary muse; and ‘meteorite hunting’ is an adventurous, lucrative profession for some and an addictive hobby for thousands of others. A richly illustrated, remarkably wide-ranging account of the culture and science surrounding meteorites, Golia’s book explores the ancient, lasting power of the meteorite to inspire and awe.

Author : Caroline Smith,Sara Russell,Natasha Almeida
Publisher : Firefly Books
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2019-02-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 0228101743

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Meteorites by Caroline Smith,Sara Russell,Natasha Almeida Pdf

"A well-illustrated overview of the science and (literal) impact of these space rocks." -- Science News, on the first edition Leading experts in the field provide a compelling introduction to the space rocks that enter Earth's atmosphere at speeds ranging from 25,000 mph to 160,000 mph. Scientists estimate that about 48.5 tons of meteoritic material falls on the Earth each day. These messengers from space give us a unique insight into the nature of the material that was present when our solar system formed. Many of the specimen meteorites in this second edition were re-photographed to improve quality, and the optical microscopy shots were updated. There is also much new information on discoveries and developments in the study of meteorites, including: Meteorite falls and craters, and new information on ones previously covered Use of weather radar to detect and analyze meteorites, such as the 28,000 mph January 18, 2018, Michigan "fireball" How astrophysicists determine if a meteorite comes from Mars, and information about the Martian meteorites found to date Updated information on the results of the European Space Agency's Rosetta Mission in which a controlled impact was successfully completed into Comet 67P after investigating it with a probe for more than two years. Co-author Sara Russell, who is part of NASA's Mars program, provides the latest news about NASA's Mars programs, including the Mars Rover, which landed in 2016.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Meteorites
ISBN : IND:30000138092527

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Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter by Anonim Pdf

Author : Alan E. Rubin,Alan Rubin,Chi Ma
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 419 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2021-08-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781108484527

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Meteorite Mineralogy by Alan E. Rubin,Alan Rubin,Chi Ma Pdf

A comprehensive summary of the mineralogy of all meteorite groups and the origin of their minerals.

Author : Paul W. Hodge
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1994-08-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780521360920

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Meteorite Craters and Impact Structures of the Earth by Paul W. Hodge Pdf

The essential guide to 139 sites where the Earth has had a direct hit from space.

Author : Abderrahmane Ibhi,Giorgio S. Senesi,Lahcen Ouknine,Fouad Khiri
Publisher : Bentham Science Publishers
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2023-10-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789815136302

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African Meteorites by Abderrahmane Ibhi,Giorgio S. Senesi,Lahcen Ouknine,Fouad Khiri Pdf

African Meteorites is a comprehensive exploration of meteorite falls and finds across the arid and hot regions of the African continent, offering profound insights into a significant collection of meteorites, second only to Antarctica. The book is divided into seven chapters, covering the origin and formation of meteorites, statistical analyses of meteorite falls in African countries, classes and mass distribution of meteorite finds, allocation and renaming of North West African (NWA) meteorites, exceptional and rare meteorite falls and finds in Eastern Morocco Sahara, protocols for recognizing, recovering, and preserving meteorites in Sahara, and a review of confirmed and proposed meteorite falls, finds, and impact structures in Egypt, Sudan, and Libya. With detailed and updated references complementing the simple presentation, this book is an invaluable resource for meteoriticists, hunters, museums, astronomers, students, and geology and astronomy enthusiasts, on the origin, characteristics, and collection of meteorites discovered in Africa. Key Themes: Meteorite origin, formation, and classification Meteorite falls and finds in Africa Unique features of North West Africa (NWA) meteorites Rare and exceptional meteorite falls and finds in Eastern Morocco Sahara Protocols for recognizing and preserving meteorites in the Sahara Meteorite falls, finds, and impact structures in Egypt, Sudan, and Libya Readership: Meteoriticists, geologists, mineralogists, historians, researchers and general readers.

Author : Robert Hutchison
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 526 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2004-09-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521470102

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Meteorites by Robert Hutchison Pdf

Introduction to meteorites and many of their properties.

Author : Martin Beech
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 572 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2021-03-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789811224935

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Cabinet Of Curiosities, A: The Myth, Magic And Measure Of Meteorites by Martin Beech Pdf

Hurtling through the atmosphere, in a blaze of light and reverberating percussions, the arrival of a meteorite on Earth is a magical, rare, and precious sight. These characteristics have accordingly ensured a long, yet often controversial history. For all this, meteorites are cosmic messengers. They tell us about the entire history of the solar system, their story carrying us from the very earliest moments, when solid material first began to form in the solar nebula. Indeed, meteorites played a key role in the origins of Earth's oceans and the genesis of life. Meteorites additionally tell us about the origin and evolution of the asteroids, and they tell us about impacts upon the Moon as well as the volcanic history of planet Mars. Much is known about the structure and chemistry of meteorites, but for all this, they still harbor many scientific mysteries that have yet to be resolved.

Author : Kevin Righter,Catherine Corrigan,Timothy McCoy,Ralph Harvey
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2014-10-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781118798461

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35 Seasons of U.S. Antarctic Meteorites (1976-2010) by Kevin Righter,Catherine Corrigan,Timothy McCoy,Ralph Harvey Pdf

The US Antarctic meteorite collection exists due to a cooperative program involving the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the Smithsonian Institution. Since 1976, meteorites have been collected by a NSF-funded field team, shipped for curation, characterization, distribution, and storage at NASA, and classified and stored for long term at the Smithsonian. It is the largest collection in the world with many significant samples including lunar, martian, many interesting chondrites and achondrites, and even several unusual one-of-a-kind meteorites from as yet unidentified parent bodies. Many Antarctic meteorites have helped to define new meteorite groups. No previous formal publication has covered the entire collection, and an overall summary of its impact and significant samples has been lacking. In addition, available statistics for the collection are out of date and need to be updated for the use of the community. 35 seasons of U.S. Antarctic Meteorites (1976-2011): A Pictorial Guide to the Collection is the first comprehensive volume that portrays the most updated key significant meteoritic samples from Antarctica. 35 seasons of U.S. Antarctic Meteorites presents a broad overview of the program and collection nearly four decades after its beginnings. The collection has been a consistent and reliable source of astromaterials for a large, diverse, and active scientific community. Volume highlights include: Overview of the history, field practices, curation approaches Special focus on specific meteorite types and the impact of the collection on understanding these groups (primitive chondrites, differentiated meteorites, lunar and martian meteorites) Role of Antarctic meteorites in influencing the determination of space and terrestrial exposure ages for meteorites Statistical summary of the collection by year, region, meteorite type, as well as a comparison to modern falls and hot desert finds The central portion of the book features 80 color plates each of which highlights more influential and interesting samples from the collection. 35 seasons of U.S. Antarctic Meteorites would be of special interest to a multidisciplinary audience in meteoritics, including advanced graduate students and geoscientists specializing in mineralogy, petrology, geochemistry, astronomy, near-earth object science, astrophysics, and astrobiology.

Author : Jon Erickson
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : Asteroids
ISBN : 9781438109626

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Asteroids, Comets, and Meteorites by Jon Erickson Pdf

Looks at asteroids, comets and meteorites, including what they are, how they are formed, how they have affected the history of Earth, and definitions of related terms.

Author : Linda T. Elkins-Tanton
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781438131863

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Asteroids, Meteorites, and Comets by Linda T. Elkins-Tanton Pdf

Praise for the previous edition:" ... offer[s] detail-rich discussions ..."