Abstract
THE discussion of meteorites in this handy little volume commences with their entry into our atmosphere; the cosmogonical interest has to be found by working back from the chemical analysis of their contents. Even the geophysical phenomena relative to the falls of meteors-the information that they have given as to the highest regions of the atmosphere are omitted from this book, which is strictly limited to the meteorites that fall to earth. Very full details of these, however, are given and much useful information for the geophysical chemist and mineralogist. The introductory historical chapter is extremely interesting. The number of large crater-fields of meteoritic origin will surprise most readers who come newly to the subject, but it is reassuring to find that there is no certain evidence of any person having been killed by a falling meteorite. Photographs of the devastated country in Siberia surrounding the scene of the great fall of July 30, 1908, show what damage can be done and leave one thankful that so far no densely populated country has been visited by a giant meteorite.
Kleine Meteoritenkunde
Prof.
Fritz
Heide
Von. (Verständliche Wissenschaft, Band 23.) Pp. vi + 120. (Berlin: Julius Springer, 1934.) 4.80 gold marks.
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Kleine Meteoritenkunde. Nature 136, 128 (1935). https://doi.org/10.1038/136128b0
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