Hello Everyone,
FYI - Jim and I will be delivering the first batch of Frank's new book
to Anne, Michael, and Moritz by Noon on Friday the 27th.
See you all soon!
Paul
On 1/18/2017 3:30 PM, Frank Cressy via Meteorite-list wrote:
Have you ever wondered about the fall circumstances of some US fall
you ran across, looked it up in the "Catalogue of Meteorites", and
found little or no information? And you then did an Internet search
and found any information was in an obscure reference that hadn't been
scanned and was nearly impossible to get? I always wished for a
reference book that contained all that information I was looking for.
Or maybe you were just wondering what a particular fall looked like,
but could find no photos of it other than a speck somewhere.
That book is now here. About 10 years ago I began acquiring
data concerning US witnessed falls to answer these questions. I've
finally put together a book that many times I wished had already
been done. The focus of "From Weston to Creston" is on the fall and
recovery circumstances, and the collection history of 152 witnessed US
meteorite falls plus 17 possible or probable falls. It also contains
many interesting facts I've run across concerning these events. For
instance, did you realize Wethersfield is not the only US city to have
two meteorite falls occur within its city limits? Or that in 21
falls, individuals have had truly close encounters, with stones
landing within 10 feet of them? Most of the one to three page
fall summaries includes a photo of the meteorite. The book is 157
pages and includes an extensive reference section tied to individual
falls.
This book would have been impossible without the tremendous help from
the meteorite community. Many of you have participated in helping me
acquire data and I greatly appreciate it. Aside from the over 300
references I acquired, additional data came from newspaper accounts
and from the meteorite files of several major institutions, as well as
from individual collectors, hunters, and scientists.
Some of the more obscure falls that I found little known information
are Garland, Farmville, Palahatchie, Palmyra, Palolo Valley, Richland
Springs, Saganaw, Success, Torrington, and Walters. Can you guess
which one of these impacted a house?
I'm selling hardcover books for $150 (limited to 100 copies, signed &
numbered), unsigned hardcover for $90, and softcover books for $36
each. Shipping for 1 or 2 books runs $6.
Payment can be through Paypal or check, and books will be available at
the Tucson show at the Tucson City Center (old Inn Suites) in room 180
(Mo's Meteorites), room 184 (Mike Farmer), and room 322 (Anne Black,
Impactika).
Thanks for your interest.
Frank
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