Meteorite: Nature and Culture (Earth)

Packed with amazing details, from the story of the world's biggest meteorite crater in Siberia to the woman whose Chevy was crushed by a meteorite and now tours the museums of the world as an "impactifact," this gem of a book by Egyptian-based ( but New Jersey-born), Maria Golia, weaves together the history,myth and science of meteorites. I knew nothing about them before I read it, and came away amazed and enchanted. Meteorites helped us understand the age of the cosmos, were used by writers from Shakespeare to Saint Exupery as magical omens; and in many ways made life itself possible, by bringing essential elements like nickel, carbon and even amino acids to earth. As she says, asteroids remind us that Earth is our home, but Earth's home is space.

Zwar habe ich das Buch noch nicht zu Ende gelesen. Es gibt mehrere Arten von Objekten, die auf unseren Planeten fallen, insbesondere jene, die unter dem Begriff "Meteorit" eingeordnet werden. Hieraus resultierend wird auch die Geschichte und der Ursprung der Meteoriten abgeleitet. Das in englischer Sprache geschriebene Buch gibt uns auch einen Hinweis, wie und wann unsere Erde entstanden sein mag. Zudem ist das Bildmaterial sehr beeindruckend.

RECOMENDADO A TODOS LOS COLECCIONISTAS DE METEORITOS, TANTO POR LA NOVEDAD DE LA PUBLICACIÓN COMO POR SUS FOTOS Y CONTENIDO, YO COMPRO TODO LO QUE SE PUBLICA SOBRE ESTETEMA Y ESTE LIBRO ME HA SORPRENDIDO POR SU APORTACIÓN GENERAL.RECOMENDADO

With Maria Golia you are drawn into a clever and intriguing account of meteorite falls around the globe and how people's perception of these events changed over time. A super interesting read.A question lingers: how aware are we, and do we want to be, of the fragile, exposed position our earth has in space?Wonderfully illustrated, including photomicrographs showing the internal elemental composition of meteorites.

exellent book well done by the authour

Great book. Well laid out, interesting read. Very good supporting pictures & diagrams.