The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Meteorites Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Meteorites Book

This beautifully illustrated book provides a thorough guide to rocks from beyond the Earth. Over 300 illustrations, many of them in full color, introduce the reader to the various classes of meteorite and discuss their internal structure, source and formation. It is a valuable reference source for collectors, scientists, students and teachers.Read More

from£38.00 | RRP: £38.00
* Excludes Voucher Code Discount Also available Used from £54.81
  • Product Description

    In recent years, meteorites have caught the imagination of scientist and collector alike. An army of people are now actively searching for them in the hot and cold deserts of Earth. Fascinating extraterrestrial rocks in meteorites are our only contact with materials from beyond the Earth-Moon system. Using well known petrologic techniques, O. Richard Norton reveals in vivid color their extraordinary external and internal structures and taking readers to the atomic level, describes the environment within the solar nebula that existed before the planets accreted. Extensively illustrated, this volume is a valuable guide to assist searchers in the field in recognizing the many classes of meteorites and it is a superb reference source for students, teachers and scientists who wish to probe deeper these amazing rocks from space. O. Richard Norton is a contributing editor for Meteorite magazine and the author of The Planetarium and Atmospherium and Rocks from Space (Mountain Press, 1998). For the last 40 years, he has taught astronomy and space sciences at various US institutions.

  • 0521621437
  • 9780521621434
  • O. Richard Norton
  • 7 March 2002
  • Cambridge University Press
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 374
  • illustrated edition
As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. If you click through any of the links below and make a purchase we may earn a small commission (at no extra cost to you). Click here to learn more.

Would you like your name to appear with the review?

We will post your book review within a day or so as long as it meets our guidelines and terms and conditions. All reviews submitted become the licensed property of www.find-book.co.uk as written in our terms and conditions. None of your personal details will be passed on to any other third party.

All form fields are required.