The Meteorites
Helen Gordon
Ratgeber / Astronomie
Beschreibung
'Dazzling ... a book in which there is an infinite amount to explore, but it's Gordon's eye for these human tales that keeps The Meteorites in focus' Financial Times
'Gripping, deft and riveting' Noreen Masud, author of A Flat Place
From 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.
Rezensionen
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Dazzling....Gordon's thinking about the subject develops its own kind of new fusion skin, putting forward a vision in which there is no barrier between our planet and our universe....One of the richest seams in <i>The Meteorites</i> is in fact more folkloric than scientific ... a book in which there is an infinite amount to explore, chafing against the difficulties of space and deep time, but it's Gordon'
Gripping, deft and riveting. Gordon moves with total mastery from the human to the cosmic and back again
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Awe-inspiring
A brilliantly engaging tour of meteorites, a book that reminds us that while they might come from outer space they are part and parcel of our planet
A marvel-rich masterclass of narrative non-fiction, one of those books that teaches its reader to see the world completely differently
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