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100	1		_aBritish Museum. Department of Mineralogy _q(Natural History)
245	1	3	_aAn Introduction to the Study of Meteorites : _bWith a List of the Meteorites Represented in the Collection
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2014
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2014-10-19
508			_aProduced by Eric Hutton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520			_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.)
534			_nOriginal publication data not identified
653			_aMeteorites
653			_aBritish Museum (Natural History). Department of Mineralogy
653			_aMeteorites -- Catalogs and collections
700	1		_aFletcher, L. _q(Lazarus), _d1854-1921
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47147
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