Dear List and Chris, Todays research results from ancient Chinese literature:
Ref: Needham, Vol.III, 20. Astronomy, pg. 434 "Meteorites had many other names in Chinese books besides the yun already mentioned, or yun-shih. Further information is contained in a valuable chapter by Chang Hung-Chao, who points out that one of the oldest names must be that contained in the Shan Hai Ching (Ch. 16), namely thien Chhuan, `hounds of heaven`. He also notes that meteorites were often confused (as in other civilisations) with stone axes of the Neolithic period. There is a reference to this in the Chiu Thang Shu (Old History of the Thang Dynasty), where, about +660, a meteorite presented to the emperor was called `the stone axe of the thunder-god` (Lei Kung Shih Fu). Other names were `the thunder-god`s ink block@ (lei mo) or `thunder-lumps` (phi li chen), and it is these which formed the headings under which Li Shen-Chen in th +16th century treated meteorites in his Pen Tshao Kang Mu." Best, Dirk Ross...Tokyo __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list