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The Meteorites

- Encounters with Outer Space and Deep Time
Af: Helen Gordon Engelsk Hardback

The Meteorites

- Encounters with Outer Space and Deep Time
Af: Helen Gordon Engelsk Hardback
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''The Meteorites conjures a small epiphany about our own place in the universe'' The Sunday Times''Stunning and riveting'' Noreen Masud, author of A Flat Place''Absolutely fascinating'' Mark Haddon''Dazzling'' Financial TimesFrom your window you can see the stars and distant planets: light years away, it''s easy to think that our existences and theirs will never intersect. Yet meteorites - mysterious, irregular rocks of sometimes immense value - connect us with the vastness of the universe. They may have brought the first life to our planet, and today they still reveal extraordinary scientific insights.Helen Gordon reveals the fascinating stories of fallen meteorites and the lives they''ve touched - from collectors to kings, scientists to farmers. She meets amateur astronomers and gem dealers, goes meteorite hunting across rooftops and learns what objects moving through space can tell us about the fragility of life on Earth.
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''The Meteorites conjures a small epiphany about our own place in the universe'' The Sunday Times''Stunning and riveting'' Noreen Masud, author of A Flat Place''Absolutely fascinating'' Mark Haddon''Dazzling'' Financial TimesFrom your window you can see the stars and distant planets: light years away, it''s easy to think that our existences and theirs will never intersect. Yet meteorites - mysterious, irregular rocks of sometimes immense value - connect us with the vastness of the universe. They may have brought the first life to our planet, and today they still reveal extraordinary scientific insights.Helen Gordon reveals the fascinating stories of fallen meteorites and the lives they''ve touched - from collectors to kings, scientists to farmers. She meets amateur astronomers and gem dealers, goes meteorite hunting across rooftops and learns what objects moving through space can tell us about the fragility of life on Earth.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 288
ISBN-13: 9781800815346
Indbinding: Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 1800815344
Udg. Dato: 6 feb 2025
Længde: 29mm
Bredde: 162mm
Højde: 240mm
Forlag: Profile Books Ltd
Oplagsdato: 6 feb 2025
Forfatter(e): Helen Gordon
Forfatter(e) Helen Gordon


Kategori Jorden: Naturhistorie


ISBN-13 9781800815346


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Hardback


Sider 288


Udgave


Længde 29mm


Bredde 162mm


Højde 240mm


Udg. Dato 6 feb 2025


Oplagsdato 6 feb 2025


Forlag Profile Books Ltd

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