Hi Moni: It's funny you should mention this. I, too, read the article and found it quite interesting. I was confused by the spelling of his last name (as apparently you were since you spelled it a couple of different ways.) The article spelled his name "Thomson" but the Cambridge Encyclopedia of Meteorites spelled it "Thompson". Does anyone know which one is the correct spelling? He was also referred to as Lord Kelvin I believe.
Anita -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of moni waiblinger-seabridge Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 5:58 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [meteorite-list] [meteorite-list]"Thomas Structure" Hi List, on this beautiful Sunday here in Sacramento, but too far away from the Mojave desert! :-( I went walking at the Gym instead! While walking on the treadmill, I read this great informative article by Kevin Kichinka in the Meteorite magazine. A Rose by any other name... explained that William Thomas was the first man to discover the so called Widmanstätten pattern in 1804. Very interesting to read! part of the article....Thomas... Structure, that name was proposed by John G. Burke, author of COSMIC DEBRIS, the definitive book of meteoritical history. Burke gives Thomas complete credit for the discovery. Hap McSween, a former President of the Meteoritical Society, was unaware of the discrepancy, but advises that he will now credit Tomas with the discovery in any future editions of Meteorites and their Parent Planets. Thank you Kevin for the article and teaching me something new. Made up for not going meteorite searching, well, almost! :-) Moni _________________________________________________________________ Learn how to help protect your privacy and prevent fraud online at Tech Hacks & Scams. http://special.msn.com/msnbc/techsafety.armx ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
