The Meteorites: Encounters with Outer Space and Deep Time

by Helen Gordon

Overview

'The Meteorites conjures a small epiphany about our own place in the universe' The Sunday Times

'Dazzling' Financial Times

From your window you can see the stars and distant planets: light years away, it's easy to think that our existences and theirs will never intersect. Yet meteorites - mysterious, irregular rocks of sometimes immense value - connect us with the vastness of the universe. They may have brought the first life to our planet, and today they still reveal extraordinary scientific insights.

Helen Gordon reveals the fascinating stories of fallen meteorites and the lives they've touched - from collectors to kings, scientists to farmers. She meets amateur astronomers and gem dealers, goes meteorite hunting across rooftops and learns what objects moving through space can tell us about the fragility of life on Earth.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781800815360
Publisher:	Profile
Publication date:	02/06/2025
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Helen Gordon is a writer and natural historian. Her books include Being a Writer and the acclaimed Notes from Deep Time, as well as a novel, Landfall. She has written for 1843 magazine, the Guardian and Wired, edited for Granta, and teaches Creative Writing at the University of Hertfordshire.

Helen Gordon is a writer and natural historian. Her books include Being a Writer and the

acclaimed Notes from Deep Time, as well as a novel, Landfall. She has written for 1843 magazine, the Guardian and Wired, edited for Granta, and teaches Creative Writing at the University of Hertfordshire.

Editorial Reviews

'The Meteorites conjures a small epiphany about our own place in the universe.' The Sunday Times

"Dazzling.' Financial Times

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