02214cam a22003493u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000640012624501100019026400510030030000470035133600260039833700260042433800360045050000310048650800960051752009850061353400450159865300150164365300630165865300430172170000400176485600430180499900170184747147UtSlPG20260610134101.0mcr n260607r2014||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a09025957  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aQE1 aBritish Museum. Department of Mineralogyq(Natural History)13aAn Introduction to the Study of Meteorites :bWith a List of the Meteorites Represented in the Collection 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2014  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2014-10-19  aProduced by Eric Hutton and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"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.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aMeteorites  aBritish Museum (Natural History). Department of Mineralogy  aMeteorites -- Catalogs and collections1 aFletcher, L.q(Lazarus),d1854-192140uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47147  c87986d87986