The Chase of the Golden Meteor
The Chase of the Golden Meteor

Author: Jules Verne

Publisher: U of Nebraska Press

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 358

ISBN-13: 9780803296190

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The announcement that a solid gold asteroid has fallen to earth creates a worldwide sensation. The discovery of this falling golden meteor and the race to find it form the core of this exciting tale from the grandfather of science fiction, Jules Verne. 23 illustrations.

The Chase of the Meteor, and Other Stories...
The Chase of the Meteor, and Other Stories...

Author: Edwin Lassetter Bynner

Publisher: Hardpress Publishing

Published: 2013-12

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 9781314859485

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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

The Meteor Hunt
The Meteor Hunt

Author: Jules Verne

Publisher: U of Nebraska Press

Published: 2006-01-01

Total Pages: 253

ISBN-13: 0803296347

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When a meteor of pure gold heads toward Earth, it generates competitive greed among amateur astronomers and havoc among nations fixated on the golden object's path.

Cabinet Of Curiosities, A: The Myth, Magic And Measure Of Meteorites
Cabinet Of Curiosities, A: The Myth, Magic And Measure Of Meteorites

Author: Martin Beech

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2021-03-05

Total Pages: 572

ISBN-13: 9811224935

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Hurtling through the atmosphere, in a blaze of light and reverberating percussions, the arrival of a meteorite on Earth is a magical, rare, and precious sight. These characteristics have accordingly ensured a long, yet often controversial history. For all this, meteorites are cosmic messengers. They tell us about the entire history of the solar system, their story carrying us from the very earliest moments, when solid material first began to form in the solar nebula. Indeed, meteorites played a key role in the origins of Earth's oceans and the genesis of life. Meteorites additionally tell us about the origin and evolution of the asteroids, and they tell us about impacts upon the Moon as well as the volcanic history of planet Mars. Much is known about the structure and chemistry of meteorites, but for all this, they still harbor many scientific mysteries that have yet to be resolved.

The Chase of the Meteor
The Chase of the Meteor

Author: Edwin Lassetter Bynner

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2016-08-24

Total Pages: 234

ISBN-13: 9781333351571

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Excerpt from The Chase of the Meteor: And Other Stories His little book, made up of stories from time to time contributed to St. Nicholas, Harper's Young People, the Wide Awake, etc., is here offered as a holiday dish of junkets to all boys and girls, alike the good and the naughty, With a Merry Christmas from their constant friend the author. Courtesies from Messrs. Harper and Brothers, and D. Lothrop and Company, in the matter of copyright, are gratefully acknowledged. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.