A Meteorite Killed My Cow

ISBN-13: 9780367774486 / Miękka / 2024 / 256 str.

Richard Greenwood

Opis

This book introduces the reader to the fascinating and sometimes bizarre world of space rocks using a simple, clear layman-friendly style. It explains why they are so special and describes their main characteristics.

Spis treści

Chapter 1: Dead Cow. Chapter 2: Mr Pettifor's Garden - A Very English Meteorite Adventure. Chapter 3: Yes you have meteorites in your garden too! Lots of them! Chapter 4: Dinosaur Killers. Chapter 5: The Spy, the Meteorite, and the Lost Legendary City. Chapter 6: What have meteorites ever done for us? Chapter 7: A meteorite called Camel Donga. Chapter 8: The tall tale of the soldier who found a monster-sized meteorite and then lost it! Chapter 9: Having a smashing time - The story of Meteor Crater. Chapter 10: The Winchcombe meteorite – An extra-terrestrial splat! Chapter 11: 1969 and all that. Chapter 12: Antarctica – cool rocks from a cool place. Chapter 13: Desert Gold. Chapter 14: Capturing metoerites in space. Chapter 15: The chances of anything coming from Mars. Chapter 16: Grains from before the dawn of time. Frequently Asked Questions. Appendix 1: So You Think you Have Found a Meteorite - What Next? Appendix 2: Meteorites - A Very Short Guide. Index. Chapter Notes.    

O autorze

Richard Greenwood is a Senior Research Fellow at the Open University in Milton Keynes, UK. He undertakes detailed studies of meteorites and their constituent components with the aim of understanding the origin and early evolution of our Solar System. Characterizing and classifying new meteorite samples is a particularly enjoyable part of his work. He is also responsible for the curation of the Open University’s extensive meteorite collection. He also runs a popular outreach blog on meteorites: https://meteoritestheblog.com/.