Field Guide to Meteors and Meteorites

by Lawrence Chitwood and O. Richard Norton

Book Overview

It is said that astronomy is one of the few remaining fields in which amateurs can make a real contribution to science, and nowhere is this more true than in the field of meteors and meteorites. What is unique about Richard Norton's book is that it is both a field guide to observing meteors, and also a field guide to locating, preparing and analysing meteorites. In addition to giving the reader information about observing techniques for meteors,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848001568
• ISBN13: 9781848001565
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 287 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.9" x 9.9"