The Fallen Sky

An Intimate History of Shooting Stars

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An award-winning founder of Isotope magazine chronicles how the study of meteorites became a modern science, in a natural history that documents the contributions of key individuals and traces landmark discoveries in Antarctica, Greenland, and other world regions.

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The Fallen Sky, Richard Rhodes, Christopher Cokinos

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Released: 2009
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Title: The Fallen Sky
Subtitle: An Intimate History of Shooting Stars
Language: English
Authors: Richard Rhodes, Christopher Cokinos
Publisher: TarcherPerigee
Released: 2009
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 528
ISBN10: 1585427209
ISBN13: 9781585427208
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Categories: True Stories Biographies
Non-Fiction Science & Math History & Theory of Science
Tags: Historical Themes, Science, USA, Space, Geology, History of Science, Meteorites
Description: An award-winning founder of Isotope magazine chronicles how the study of meteorites became a modern science, in a natural history that documents the contributions of key individuals and traces landmark discoveries in Antarctica, Greenland, and other world regions.