Re: [meteorite-list] book related to meteorites

2016-03-09 Thread Philip R. Burns via Meteorite-list
Larry and Twink Monrad via Meteorite-list wrote: I was just given a give of THE MINEROLOGY OF ARIZONA by Guild, this is the 1910 version says copyright Edward Hart 1910 I was just surprised that I had never seen nor heard of this book and wondered if anyone else has seen it. A very nice little

Re: [meteorite-list] Burnham's Celestial Handbook - ad

2012-06-10 Thread Philip R. Burns
At 05:02 PM 6/10/2012, Kevin Kichinka wrote: If anyone would enjoy reading and owning them for half-price, I will accept Buy them now @ $35 including shipping to an address in the USA. I'd be happy to purchase them if they remain available. -- Philip R. Pib Burns p...@pibburns.com

Re: [meteorite-list] It's a zepplin, not a blimp!

2012-05-04 Thread Philip R. Burns
At 01:59 PM 5/4/2012, geo...@aol.com wrote: A blimp and zeppelin are the same to me...I prefer blimp simply because its easier to say and there's just one syllable to mess with. :O) Then just call it a Zep as many stamp collectors do :-}. -- Philip R. Pib Burns p...@pibburns.com

Re: [meteorite-list] Deaths by impact

2011-11-22 Thread Philip R. Burns
At 01:33 PM 11/22/2011, E.P. Grondine wrote: I am interested in the report of an impact killing a Roman legion. That's one I have not heard mention of. I'm not aware of report of a meteorite killing an entire legion. There is the story that Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo along with many of his

Re: [meteorite-list] Mercury Fragments on earth (not)

2011-08-04 Thread Philip R. Burns
At 11:07 AM 8/4/2011, Edwin Thompson wrote: A very compelling poster was presented at a Met Soc meeting back in the 90's showing a very plausible scenario that might have produced meteorites on Earth having come from the surface of Mercury. Brett Gladman and Jaime Coffey from the University

Re: [meteorite-list] Riker Boxes and Riker Like Boxes - sources

2011-05-05 Thread Philip R. Burns
At 03:35 PM 5/5/2011, Michael Blood wrote: Hi all, I was certain I had saved a couple of posts on these, but cannot find them. Always popular, do some of you know GOOD sources for The riker like boxes (I believe they are far cheaper than the riker box Name brand - but am up for any good

Re: [meteorite-list] L'aigle and other meteorite names... just how do you say it?

2010-03-13 Thread Philip R. Burns
At 06:13 PM 3/13/2010, Greg Catterton wrote: There are many meteorites with names that may be foreign to many of us. I have often wondered just how they are actually pronounced... L'aigle... just how do you say it? http://www.forvo.com/word/l%27aigle#fr Some years ago I started a page on

Re: [meteorite-list] pronouncing Orgueil

2008-04-30 Thread Philip R. Burns
At 12:24 PM 4/30/2008, Zelimir Gabelica wrote: Not so. If you pronounce it or gay, nobody will understand here (although I know that whenever Bob brings along some Orgueil, it is sold before unwrapped!) Basing on pronouncing dyphtongs in French (last link in Darren's post - see below;

Re: [meteorite-list] Looking for a picture of Krinov

2007-03-29 Thread Philip R. Burns
At 05:27 PM 3/29/2007, you wrote: Anyone out there have an image of Krinov or know where I can find one? Please see: http://www.tunguska.ru/history/persone/krinov/ -- Philip R. Pib Burns [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pibburns.com/

Re: [meteorite-list] Venus May Have Once Had A Moon

2006-10-15 Thread Philip R. Burns
At 06:14 PM 10/12/2006, tett wrote: Pib and List, Pib kindly wrote: Here is the reference: T.C. Van Flandern and R.S. Harrington (1976), A dynamical investigation of the conjecture that Mercury is an escaped satellite of Venus, _Icarus_ vol. 28, pp. 435-440. I tired to find a copy on line

Re: [meteorite-list] Venus May Have Once Had A Moon

2006-10-11 Thread Philip R. Burns
At 02:57 PM 10/11/2006, Rob McCafferty wrote: If log angular momentum is plotted vs log Mass, all planets fit nicely on a line except Venus and Mercury (Earth/moon system needs to be combined). Now since angular momentum is a conserved quantity, it matters not one jot how far a planet and its

Re: [meteorite-list] Venus May Have Once Had A Moon

2006-10-11 Thread Philip R. Burns
At 04:12 PM 10/11/2006, Philip R. Burns wrote: At 02:57 PM 10/11/2006, Rob McCafferty wrote: If log angular momentum is plotted vs log Mass, all planets fit nicely on a line except Venus and Mercury (Earth/moon system needs to be combined). Now since angular momentum is a conserved quantity

Re: [meteorite-list] Question about Uranolithe fosslie (Meteorite) Article

2005-01-06 Thread Philip R. Burns
At 03:05 PM 1/6/2005, Paul H wrote: I am trying to locate a one-page article. All of the information, which I have is Uranolithe fosslie Astronomie. vol. 7, p. 58 (1887). Can anyone identify the publisher and location of this journal? If someone happens to have access to this journal, I will be

Re: [meteorite-list] Biographical information

2004-11-03 Thread Philip R. Burns
At 01:14 PM 11/3/2004, Robert Warren wrote: Would anyone on this list have any biographical information, such as birth and death research papers, books, complete names when initials are given, etc.. info for the following persons? This information is being requested for a bibliography in work

Re: [meteorite-list] Zinder Pallasite

2004-08-03 Thread Philip R. Burns
At 04:03 PM 8/3/2004, Rob Wesel wrote: I am trying to track down information on a pallasite named Zinder. Outside of a few references to it I am unable to find a thing. Google fizzles out, the CatMet doesn't list it. Any info is appreciated: Science Distribution Availability Please see the

Re: [meteorite-list] Stars Fell on Alabama

2004-06-07 Thread Philip R. Burns
At 12:29 PM 6/7/2004, Anita Westlake wrote: Can anyone tell me what this license plate slogan refers to from Alabama: Stars Fell on Alabama Is it in reference to the Wetumpka impact? Anita D. Westlake No, it's a reference to the great Leonid meteor storm of 1833. There was an article about the

Re: [meteorite-list] Have You Seen These?

2004-04-06 Thread Philip R. Burns
At 06:58 PM 4/6/2004, you wrote: At 06:15 PM 4/6/2004, Walter Branch wrote: Does anyone know of a place where I might be able to purchase prints of these two meteor-related images: http:/www.branchmeteorites.com/misc/leonid1833.jpg This is a woodcut of the meteor leonid shower of 1833

Re: [meteorite-list] david new

2004-03-29 Thread Philip R. Burns
At 07:22 PM 3/29/2004, Steve Arnold, Chicago!!! wrote: Hi list.I will be getting a fragment of the original ROSAMOND DRY LAKE with a DAVID NEW label.Who is david new?And what is his history involving meteorites? David New is a real old-time minerals dealer. I remember buying some stuff from him

Re: [meteorite-list] Lost Creek

2003-12-12 Thread Philip R. Burns
At 10:49 AM 12/12/2003, Jerry Calvert wrote: Does anyone have information on the Lost Creek meteorite? Thanks, Jerry As is so often the case, David Weir has a useful page devoted to this meteorite: http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/9278/protected_LOSTCREE.HTM -- Philip R. Pib

Re: [meteorite-list] Old Roman coins

2003-12-07 Thread Philip R. Burns
At 10:23 AM 12/7/2003, Lars Pedersen wrote: Does anyone have an idea of how many different old Romans have relation to meteorites ? And does anyone have pictures/data of them ? If so, I will be happy if someone will send me the pics. I have a fast connection so hi reolution is ok. I don't know

Re: [meteorite-list] Vesta meteorite???

2003-11-24 Thread Philip R. Burns
At 09:04 PM 11/24/2003, Dave Schultz wrote: Greetings. While looking into some web sites on the 4 Vesta asteroid, I came across this site. If you scroll down to the bottom of the page, they talk about the Vesta Meteorite. Ok, I might be missing something here, but I have never heard of the

Re: [meteorite-list] Vesta meteorite???

2003-11-24 Thread Philip R. Burns
At 09:26 PM 11/24/2003, Rafael B. Torres wrote: Is there any actual strong evidence to support the theory that HED's come from Vesta???...is there any other asteroid matching with HED's too? David Weir's page on Millbillillie outlines the evidence for the Vestan origin of HED meteorites.

Re: [meteorite-list] meteorites from Phobos?

2003-09-17 Thread Philip R. Burns
At 12:29 AM 9/18/2003 +0100, you wrote: My question is: Would it be possible to find on Earth, meteorites with an origin from Phobos (or the other moon Deimos)? Yes, but at present we don't really have any way to determine if a specific meteorite originated from Phobos or Deimos as opposed to

RE: [meteorite-list] Serious question?

2003-09-17 Thread Philip R. Burns
At 08:32 PM 9/17/2003 -0400, you wrote: Ok, so for the symantics of that definition, would you call that a reduction reaction not involving oxygen, and not oxidation.. ? In general, oxidation is the loss of electrons, and reduction is the gain of electrons. Those terms are used in modern

Re: [meteorite-list] meteorite from Phobos? Kaidun

2003-09-17 Thread Philip R. Burns
At 09:07 PM 9/17/2003 -0400, you wrote: You guys are dancing around the answer to the question. The Vernadsky Institute has in their possession a meteorite that they believe came from Phobos. Why do they think so? Because it has a spectral match with carbonaceous chondrites as does Phobos and

RE: [meteorite-list] Serious question?

2003-09-16 Thread Philip R. Burns
At 08:49 AM 9/16/2003 +0100, you wrote: On a similar note ... why is the Lunar surface Grey and Mars red if they are both resurfaced by meteorites, likewise wouldn't we expect other rocky bodies/planets to be red too especially those with a thin atmosphere? Surley the only process that would

Re: [meteorite-list] Serious question?

2003-09-16 Thread Philip R. Burns
At 11:00 PM 9/16/2003 +, you wrote: The concept of a red planet as the result of meteorite bombardment is absurd. Maybe not, if you have the right kind of planet, namely one with an atmosphere and appropriate oxidizing compounds. Albert Yen and colleagues wrote a paper about this a bit in

Re: [meteorite-list] EBAY LIST -- NEAT FREEK

2003-06-20 Thread Philip R. Burns
At 07:10 AM 6/20/2003 -0400, you wrote: The ebay list is a great idea, but in needs to be in a table format and on a web page. Just like the IMCA has done. I'm not sure my message of a few days back on this subject got through. Jim Hartman's web site has offered a tabular form list of eBay

Re: [meteorite-list] NP Article, 07-1896 Meteorite Kills Children, Brings Rain

2003-06-17 Thread Philip R. Burns
At 09:24 PM 6/17/2003 -0400, you wrote: Is there other evidence that two boys were killed in 1896 by a meteorite? I was under the impression that there were no reported cases of people being killed by meteorites. There are historical accounts of meteorites killing people. Some are probably

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorites on Mars?

2003-06-17 Thread Philip R. Burns
At 11:32 PM 6/16/2003 -0600, you wrote: List: With all the Probes heading for Mars I have been pondering a bit on how meteorites on mars might differ from those on earth? How would an asteroid fragment react with the atmosphere of Mars with its different composition and density? Does the Martian

Re: [meteorite-list] NP Article, 07-1896 Meteorite Kills Children, Brings Rain

2003-06-17 Thread Philip R. Burns
At 05:16 AM 6/18/2003 +0300, you wrote: No one knows the victims of the big older falls, like Nantan, and if we count also Tunguska as a hit, only dead reindeers was reported, but I can bet, also people were died, but in these cases the russians didnĀ“t give / get the information. The circumstances

Re: [meteorite-list] Re: Natural History Museum - meteorite pics

2003-06-15 Thread Philip R. Burns
At 10:01 PM 6/14/2003 -0700, you wrote: I have see the photos from the USNM museum, the Vigarano piece I have in collection arrive from the same collection write in the label C.Bosch, I have the yellow number write in my piece. Any of you have informations of the C.Bosch Collection? The Carl

Re: [meteorite-list] Re: [meteorite-list]RSVP re eBay sellers guide #2

2003-06-15 Thread Philip R. Burns
At 10:53 AM 6/15/2003 -0700, you wrote: Dave Andrews was kind enough to send me the list below. Unfortunately, it is now out of date - my own call name and address (now corrected) was out of date, finemet is not listed and the particular individual I am looking for is not listed. There

[meteorite-list] Human bottleneck around 70,000 years ago

2003-06-11 Thread Philip R. Burns
At 01:39 AM 6/11/2003 -0500, you wrote: New research suggests the human race was nearly wiped out 70,000 years ago, when a crisis reduced the population to about 2,000 people. The theory has reinvigorated the debate on whether humans really did come 'Out of Africa', or whether the species

[meteorite-list] Re: Human bottleneck around 70,000 years ago and Mars god ofwar.

2003-06-11 Thread Philip R. Burns
At 06:44 PM 6/11/2003 +0100, you wrote: Wasn't 70,000 years ago the last time mars was in as close proximity as it will be this august? Maybe this is a head up for this coming oppositon. The apparent size of Mars this coming August will be the largest in the past 2,000 years. I don't know

Re: [meteorite-list] Re: Human bottleneck around 70,000 years ago and Mars god of war.

2003-06-11 Thread Philip R. Burns
At 01:10 PM 6/11/2003 -0500, you wrote: This August (2003) Mars will display an apparent diameter of 25.11 arc seconds at a distance of 55.76 AU. The last time Mars appeared this large to terrestrial observers was in August 1924 when the Martian disk was 25.10 arc seconds in size. August 1845

Re: [meteorite-list] Is Shirokovsky a meteorite?

2003-05-30 Thread Philip R. Burns
At 02:32 PM 5/29/2003 -0400, you wrote: If Shirakovsky is not a meteorite then what is it? I don't get it. Larry A good question. An interesting analysis appears at: http://www.meteorites.ru/shirokovsky1-e.html In some ways it appears meteoritic, in other ways it does not. Note the

Re: [meteorite-list] The US Meteorite Stamp

2002-08-30 Thread Philip R. Burns
At 12:35 AM 8/31/02 -0500, MARK BOSTICK wrote: Your probley wondering by the title, the US meteorite stamp? There's no US meteorite stamp. Over the years I've suggested several times to the USPS that a stamp depicting the Barringer crater in Arizona would make a nice issue. I'm not holding

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorites Hitting People/Animals

2002-04-11 Thread Philip R. Burns
(I sent this yesterday but it doesn't appear to have been delivered by the list server. My apologies in advance if you receive a duplicate copy.) At 08:32 AM 4/10/2002 -0700, you wrote: Hello all I put here a list of probably meteorites have hitting people/animals, is in italian language but I

Re: [meteorite-list] Re: meteorite pronunciation

2002-04-04 Thread Philip R. Burns
I recorded my best attempts at the pronunciation of Orgueil and L'Aigle. http://www.pibburns.com/laigle.mp3 http://www.pibburns.com/orgueil.mp3 They're mp3 encoded, which most recent computer systems can handle. -- Philip R. Pib Burns [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [meteorite-list] Most falls on one date?

2002-02-05 Thread Philip R. Burns
At 06:46 PM 2/4/02 -0500, you wrote: Does anyone know what the most witnessed falls were on any one day, including every year to date? I just need the month and the day of that month. Anne? , Bernd? Thanks in advance. Roman Jirasek Bernd has already provided the multiple falls for specific

Re: [meteorite-list] Most falls on one date?

2002-02-05 Thread Philip R. Burns
At 06:46 PM 2/4/02 -0500, you wrote: Does anyone know what the most witnessed falls were on any one day, including every year to date? I just need the month and the day of that month. Anne? , Bernd? Thanks in advance. Roman Jirasek Bernd has already provided the multiple falls for specific