Maybe we need to try a different language. How about the universal language of mathematics?
[Observed fall: No] != [unobserved fall] or IF(observed fall, fall, find) Nip this in the bud before someone makes up a term for an unobserved meteor... -Michael in so. Cal. On Sat, Jan 5, 2013 at 8:52 AM, Michael Farmer <[email protected]> wrote: > Noit makes perfect sense actually, is it a fall or a find. I spoke to Garvie > yesterday, who made very clear there are only two terms, fall or find. > You would make a great politician, mincing words until no logic is left to > find. > An old meteorite found in a field was found, thus a find. > been that way for centuries, no need to change it now. > > Michael Farmer > > Sent from my iPad > > On Jan 5, 2013, at 9:30 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Mike, >> >> The Meteoritical Bulletin Database uses the following terminology: >> >> Observed fall: No >> >> Does that disturb you? >> >> Paul Swartz >> >>> I find this new attempt to change terminology disturbing. I have hundreds >>> of old catalogs from the top museums and dealers from more than 200 years >>> ago till today, all of them list falls and finds. None of them discuss >>> unobserved falls as an acceptable alternative. >>> Are we really ready to just accept anything thrown out there, and watch as >>> all manner of BS is used to discredit hundreds of years of accepted >>> terminology? >>> My private collection focuses on witnessed falls, with date and time and >>> science to back it up. >>> I am not interested in another group which would include every meteorite >>> ever to have fallen, since they did actually all fall at some point. >>> Well, I guess Anne can delete her birthday fall calendar page since now we >>> can simply put every NWA on any date you choose to believe it might have >>> possibly fallen:). > ______________________________________________ > > Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
