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What is unique about Richard Norton's book is that it is both a field guide to observing meteors, and also a field guide to locating, preparing and analysing meteorites. In addition to giving the reader information about observing techniques for meteors, this book also provides a fully detailed account of the types of meteorites, how and where to find them, how to prepare and analyse them. The book provides everything the amateur astronomer (or geologist!) needs to know about meteors and meteorites. It is thus the only complete book on the subject available at present.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781848001565
  • Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York, LLC
  • Publication date: 4/11/2008
  • Series: Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series
  • Edition description: 2008
  • Edition number: 1
  • Pages: 303
  • Product dimensions: 6.90 (w) x 9.80 (h) x 0.70 (d)

Table of Contents

PART I : Origin and Early History of Asteroids and Meteorites

Chapter 1: Interplanetary Dust: the role of Comets and Asteroids

Chapter 2: Observing and Imaging Meteors

Sporadic Meteors

Meteor Showers – Leonids, Perseids, etc.

Chapter 3: From the asteroid belt to Earth

Chapter 4: Fireballs and the fall of Meteorites

Chapter 5: Impact craters of the Solar System

Chapter 6: Searching for meteorites in the field

PART II: The Family of Meteorites

Chapter 7: Chondrites, the most common stony meteorites

Chapter 8: Achondrites, pieces of melted asteroid crusts

Chapter 9: Iron meteorites, cores of differentiated asteroids

Chapter 10: Stony-irons, the enigmatic meteorites

Chapter 11: Meteorites from the Moon and Mars

Chapter 12: Meteorites from comets?

PART III: Analyzing Meteorites

Chapter 13: Meteorite external morphology

Chapter 14: Cutting, grinding and polishing meteorites

Chapter 15: Weathering of meteorites

Chapter 16: Preserving meteorites

Chapter 17: Meteorite interiors: a microscopic journey

PART IV: The Meteorite Market

Chapter 18: Buying, selling and trading meteorites

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 9, 2012

    The Best!

    This is one of the best books for the serious meteorite collector. It has an excellent description of all types. Loads of information/charts that help the beginner understand the differences between types. It also describes things such as the weathering scale. A method to etch metal meteorites is included. There are also thin sections photos shown with the description of meteorite types.

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