Dear Michael and Listees Thanks for the very nice image of the Ensisheim meteorite. It brings back nice memories of the town and the show. Sorry to be pedantic, but Ensisheim did not belong to Germany in 1492. Germany did not come into existence until 1871. Alsace, the region where Ensisheim is located, has had a chequered history in terms of its "ownership" but at the time of the fall it was located in the Holy Roman Empire and was in the possession of the Dukes of Habsburg. Although this empire, a loose association of states of varying ethnicity but primarily German-speaking, had constantly shifting boundaries and covered a large area of Central Europe from modern day Germany to Italy.
Wishing everyone the best over the holidays Peter Davidson Curator of Minerals Department of Natural Sciences National Museums Collection Centre 242 West Granton Road Edinburgh EH5 1JA Scotland Tel: 00 44 131 247 4283 E-mail: p.david...@nms.ac.uk -----Original Message----- From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Michael Johnson Sent: 15 December 2010 14:34 To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of Day - December 15, 2010 http://www.rocksfromspace.org/December_15_2010.html ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Shining Lights, the story of Scotlands lighthouses is now on at the National Museum of Scotland. www.nms.ac.uk/shininglights National Museums Scotland, Scottish Charity, No. SC 011130 This communication is intended for the addressee(s) only. If you are not the addressee please inform the sender and delete the email from your system. The statements and opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of National Museums Scotland. This message is subject to the Data Protection Act 1998 and Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. No liability is accepted for any harm that may be caused to your systems or data by this message.
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