02214cam a22003493u 4500 47147 UtSlPG 20260610134101.0 m cr n 260607r2014||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d 09025957 UtSlPG en iso639-1 QE British Museum. Department of Mineralogy (Natural History) An Introduction to the Study of Meteorites : With a List of the Meteorites Represented in the Collection Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2014 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2014-10-19 Produced by Eric Hutton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "An Introduction to the Study of Meteorites" by L. Fletcher is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The book serves as a guide for understanding meteorites, discussing their classification, properties, and historical context, specifically concerning the British Museum's collection. The opening of the guide provides an overview of the misconceptions regarding meteorite falls, highlighting historical instances where such events were met with skepticism or attributed to supernatural causes. It outlines the gradual acceptance of meteorites as genuine phenomena, citing ancient records and early scientific investigations. Fletcher details the evolution of the British Museum's meteorite collection, emphasizing key players and significant acquisitions, setting the stage for a deeper exploration into specific meteorites, their composition, and the science behind them in the subsequent sections of the text. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Meteorites British Museum (Natural History). Department of Mineralogy Meteorites -- Catalogs and collections Fletcher, L. (Lazarus), 1854-1921 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47147 87986 87986