AN INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF METEORITES (1904 EDITION) (SECOND HAND COPY)

AN INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF METEORITES with a list of the meteorites represented in the collection on January 1, 1904

  
By L. Fletcher

Published by the British Museum (Natural History)

(Hardback) (Second hand copy in good condition)

The 1904 edition of this introduction to meteorites, concentrating on the collection in the British Museum (Natural History) (now the Natural History Museum), which is one of the finest meteorite collections in the world.

The 57 page introduction covers the history of the collection, classification and properties of meteorites, and the scientific world’s gradual acceptance of meteorites as genuine phenomena. The remaining section of the book lists the meteorites in the museum's collection at the date of publication.

Hardback. 109 pages. Published by the British Museum (Natural History). Tenth edition. 1904. No photographs or illustrations. Good condition for its age. Slight marking and wear to cover.