Field Guide to Meteors and Meteorites

by Lawrence Chitwood and O. Richard Norton

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: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.9" x 9.9"