Here is a message I sent to the meteorite-list way back on
10/28/1998. A Library of Congress search confirms that Russell T.
Wing was born in 1891, so I was right... he was 93 when I met him in 1984.
jeff
The definitive work on the subject of "meteorwrong denial" is:
"The Discovery of the Wingstars: Volume II, The Evidence" by
Russell T. Wing, Wingstar Research Soc., Deephaven, Minnesota,
1971. LC 76-144396.
For those that haven't seen this marvel, here are the opening two
pages:
[quote]
The world often ridicules
and gags
before it can swallow and digest
a revolutionary innovation
or discovery
--------------------------------------------------------------
THE TEXTBOOK OF THE
WINGSTARS
Terrestrial-type meteorites
("TERRESTRIALITES")
QUARTZ-PETRIFIED WOOD
FOSSILS
REMAINS OF PREHISTORIC LIFE
FROM THE SKY
THE LOG OF THE
GREATEST DISCOVERY
SINCE COLUMBUS
He presented evidence of another livable continent.
Now, space fossils present evidence of other livable planets.
A BREAKTHROUGH OF SHOCKING AND VIVID
PROOF
THAT WE ARE NOT ALONE IN THE UNIVERSE
[end quote]
This is required reading for everybody who deals with meteorwrongs.
Wing was quite a character, but I'm sure he must be dead by now. When I
saw him at the Met Soc meeting (either La Jolla, 1980 or Albuquerque,
1984) he was certainly near 90 years old. He claimed to have
invented the first camper-vehicle in 1915, the helicopter in 1917,
the Parker pen in 1938, and Wingstars in 1970.
jeff
At 03:40 PM 11/9/2006, Sterling K. Webb wrote:
Hi,
"Wingstars" are meteor-wrongs. A gentleman named
Russell T. Wing published "The Discovery of the Wingstars,
Volume I and II," decades ago. It's a classic case of delusion;
he saw "meteorites" everywhere: quartz ones, linestone ones,
petrified wood ones...
The books are the best collection of color plates of
meteor-wrongs ever made, though.
Sterling K. Webb
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----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 9:55 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Wingstars
Hi List!
Has anyone ever heard of wingstars? They look just like
meteorites, but no nickel! I have seen a book on them but can't
remember the name of it. Anyone know of it? Jim Balister
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