COSMIC DEBRIS: METEORITES IN HISTORY by Burke 1986 Meteors Shooting Stars

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Offered here for sale is a very good complete original copy of
COSMIC DEBRIS: METEORITES IN HISTORY by John G. Burke. Berkeley: Univ of California Press, 1986. 10" X 7", pp  + 445 with 4 color plates; 55 photos and figures; original cloth w/dj. Very good. Not ex-library. Presents a lively history of meteorites describing the folklore and mythology surrounding meteorites and the background of 18th century skepticism about them. Gives an account of the scientific study of meteors and meteorites and the growth of major meteorite collections. Also includes the theories of the origin of meteorites and reviews hypotheses that they brought life to earth and have been responsible for major terrestrial catastrophes.
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