Meteorite: Nature And Culture (earth)
by Maria Golia /
2015 / English / PDF
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Among the rarest things on earth, meteorites carry an air of
mystery and drama while having left a pervasive, outsized mark on
our planet and civilization. In
Among the rarest things on earth, meteorites carry an air of
mystery and drama while having left a pervasive, outsized mark on
our planet and civilization. InMeteorite
Meteorite, Maria Golia
tells the long history of our engagement with these sky-born
space rocks. Arriving amid thunderous blasts and flame-streaked
skies, meteorites were once thought to be messengers from the
gods. Worshipped in the past, now scrutinized with equal zeal by
scientists, meteorites helped sculpt Earth’s features and have
shaped our understanding of the planet’s origins. Prized for
their outlandish qualities, meteorites are a collectible and a
commodity, objects of art and artists’ desires and a literary
muse; and ‘meteorite hunting’ is an adventurous, lucrative
profession for some and an addictive hobby for thousands of
others.
, Maria Golia
tells the long history of our engagement with these sky-born
space rocks. Arriving amid thunderous blasts and flame-streaked
skies, meteorites were once thought to be messengers from the
gods. Worshipped in the past, now scrutinized with equal zeal by
scientists, meteorites helped sculpt Earth’s features and have
shaped our understanding of the planet’s origins. Prized for
their outlandish qualities, meteorites are a collectible and a
commodity, objects of art and artists’ desires and a literary
muse; and ‘meteorite hunting’ is an adventurous, lucrative
profession for some and an addictive hobby for thousands of
others.
A richly illustrated, remarkably wide-ranging account of the
culture and science surrounding meteorites, Golia’s book explores
the ancient, lasting power of the meteorite to inspire and
awe.
A richly illustrated, remarkably wide-ranging account of the
culture and science surrounding meteorites, Golia’s book explores
the ancient, lasting power of the meteorite to inspire and
awe.
