E-Book, Englisch, 287 Seiten
Norton / Chitwood Field Guide to Meteors and Meteorites
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-1-84800-157-2
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
E-Book, Englisch, 287 Seiten
Reihe: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series
ISBN: 978-1-84800-157-2
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
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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Weitere Infos & Material
1;Preface A Personal Note;7
2;Acknowledgements;9
3;Contents;11
4;Introduction;16
5;Part I Ancient Fragments of the Solar System;19
5.1;Interplanetary Dust and Meteors;20
5.2;Meteorites: Fragments of Asteroids;38
5.3;Meteoroids to Meteorites: Lessons in Survival;58
6;Part II The Family of Meteorites;88
6.1;The Chondrites;90
6.2;Primitive and Differentiated Meteorites: Asteroidal Achondrites;128
6.3;Differentiated Meteorites: Planetary and Lunar Achondrites;150
6.4;Differentiated Meteorites: The Irons;164
6.5;Differentiated Meteorites: Stony- Irons;182
6.6;A Gallery of Meteorwrongs;190
7;Part III Collecting and Analyzing Meteorites;196
7.1;In the Field;198
7.2;From Hand Lens to Microscope;216
7.3;Minerals in Meteorites;254
7.4;Petrographic Types;262
7.5;Useful Tests;264
7.6;Etching Iron Meteorites;270
7.7;Unit Conversions;274
7.8;Composition Percentages;276
7.9;Equipment, Storage, and Display;278
8;Glossary;282
9;Meteorite Index;296
10;General Index;300
