Rocks from Space: Meteorites and Meteorite Hunters

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Summary: Soup to Nuts, or the whole enchilata
Review: This book has it all -- rocky ones, steel ones, ones from Mars, famous people, a list of impact craters... text and photos. Makes the reader a much more informed buyer and appreciator of meteorites. Best of all, it comments on where different meteorites come from: which planet, and their chemical composition. You can read it just for entertainment or serious scientific study -- worth the price.

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Summary: A great book for the beginner and advanced
Review: This is a great book on Meteorites. Lots of pictures and very well written. Easy to understand and lots of technical information also. Highly recommended!!!

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Summary: The BEST book on meteorites ever written!
Review: This is absolutely the BEST book on meteorites ever written. This book is great for the beginner as well as the advanced meteorite collector. Lots of information about what a meteorite is, where they come from, and from what materials they are made. If you have even the slightest interest in meteorites, this book is a must. Very well written and the illustrations are spectacular! Once you pick up this book, you'll never want to put it down.

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Summary: The BEST book on meteorites ever written!
Review: This is absolutely the BEST book on meteorites ever written. This book is great for the beginner as well as the advanced meteorite collector. Lots of information about what a meteorite is, where they come from, and from what materials they are made. If you have even the slightest interest in meteorites, this book is a must. Very well written and the illustrations are spectacular! Once you pick up this book, you'll never want to put it down.

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Summary: The Best Of The Best
Review: This is probably a book that you could keep on the shelf with your bible. It tells almost everything that you could think of about meteorites. No meteorite collector/astronomer should go without this book.

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Summary: Fantastic book on meteorites
Review: This is the best book on meteorites ever written. Lots of pictures and easy to read. I guarantee it!!!

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Summary: From La Canada, CA
Review: This is the book for anyone interested in Meteorites, Meteoritics, History of Meteoritics, and hunting for and identifying Meteorites. Richard Norton has written a very readable book which does not require a scientific background to fully understand the subjects. The Parts of the book are: "Falls, Finds and Craters", "What is a Meteorite?", "Meteorite Hunters", and "Origins". Each part can be read separately and stands alone. I started reading with the section about the pioneer meteorite hunter H.H. Nininger to whom Meteoritics owes so much. When in doubt as to the meaning of a scientific term, Mr. Norton has helpfully attached a Glossary. If you want to verify, test, or etch a meteorite, turn to the Appendices for instructions. For more written sources on Meteoritics, see the book's "References" section. Dorothy Norton has illustrated beautifully in a manner which is most helpful for understanding the text. The book, in addition to being a delight to read, (once I started reading I could not put it down), does a real service to the advancement of Meteoritics.

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Summary: From La Canada, CA
Review: This is the book for anyone interested in Meteorites, Meteoritics, History of Meteoritics, and hunting for and identifying Meteorites. Richard Norton has written a very readable book which does not require a scientific background to fully understand the subjects. The Parts of the book are: "Falls, Finds and Craters", "What is a Meteorite?", "Meteorite Hunters", and "Origins". Each part can be read separately and stands alone. I started reading with the section about the pioneer meteorite hunter H.H. Nininger to whom Meteoritics owes so much. When in doubt as to the meaning of a scientific term, Mr. Norton has helpfully attached a Glossary. If you want to verify, test, or etch a meteorite, turn to the Appendices for instructions. For more written sources on Meteoritics, see the book's "References" section. Dorothy Norton has illustrated beautifully in a manner which is most helpful for understanding the text. The book, in addition to being a delight to read, (once I started reading I could not put it down), does a real service to the advancement of Meteoritics.

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Summary: Excellent book for anyone interested in meteors.
Review: This was the first book that I've read on this subject and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The book is full of historical information and technical facts but is written in an "easy to read" style.

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Summary: Second Edition Worth Buying
Review: Those readers who bought the original First Edition might wish to know whether they should invest in the Second Edition. The answer is Yes. The Second Edition is sufficiently updated to warrant purchase, and includes discussion on new topics that have become important since the 1993/1994 writing of the First Edition. Additions include expanded discussion of the Shoemaker-Levy impact on Jupiter, discussion on the disputed finding of bacteria fossils in Mars meteorites, and discussion on the Mars Pathfinder mission. Here and there, clarifications and expansions on the First Edition's text bring the reader up to date.