Historic sources

"STEINREGEN" In: Museum des Wundervollen oder Magazin des Außerordentlichen in der Natur, der Kunst und im Menschenleben - Bearbeitet von einer Gesellschaft Gelehrter, Leipzig 1810, German. Brief two page description of six cases of "stone rains" witnessed by people. Rather odd report on some well and few less known meteorite falls known at the time. Early collection of such events for its kind. The volume contains a great number of other natural wonders and curiosities. Pages uncut, contemporary cartboard cover (stained), exceptionally rare 95,- €

"DER HIMMEL, SEINE WELTEN UND SEINE WUNDER" By J.J. Littrow, Stuttgart 1834, 192 pages. Early German compilation of the astronomical sciences. Includes chapters on the "Dayly Movement Of Earth", "The Dayly Movement Of The Sun", "Distances Of The Stars And Planets" etc. Nice copy, rare 55,- €

"DIE METEORSTEINE UND METEOREISENMASSEN" Von R. G. Zimmermann In: Meyers Volksbibliothek für Länder-, Völker- und Naturkunde, Vol. 10, Hildburgshausen 1859, pp. 80 -94, German. Comprehensive scientific compilation of the contemporary knowledge on meteoritic stones and irons. Describes some of the lesser known meteorite falls that were already considered historic at the time. Nice clean small format book with contemporary binding and gilt edging. 222 pages 85,- €

"REPORT ON THE SHALKA, FUTTEHPORE, PEGU, ASSAM AND SEGOWLEE METEORITES" sent from the Asiatic Society of Bengal, (Calcutta) to the Imperial Museum of Vienna. Von Dr. W. Haidinger, Wien 1861. Taken from an unknown volume, 10 pages, one illustration, without binding. Haidinger describes a number of rare meteorites from India that recently found their way into the Vienna collection. Most of the locations were not represented in European Collections at the time. The 1850ies mark a revolution in colonieal sciences as the museums in India started to challenge the status of the British Museum as the ‘centre of all sciences’ and invested a lot of meteoritic material to get into trade relations with other European collections. Very rare English version of Haidingers paper 95,- €

"ON AEROLITICS AND THE FALL OF STONES AT BUTSURA, INDIA, MAY 1861" By Nevil Story Maskelyne, S. 64 -76. In: The American Journal of Science and Arts, Second Series, Volume XXXVI-November 1863. 458 pages, Contemporary cartboard binding with gild edging. Early work of Maskelyne after whom Tschermak later named the shock mineral Maskelynite which he discovered in the Shergotty meteorite. Maskelyne quotes Rose's classification scheme and also briefly discusses the contemporary terminology for several meteorite classes. The volume also contains "Meteoritic iron from Dakota Territorry - description and analysis" by Charles T. Jackson, pp. 259 - 261. Scarce 185,- €

"OVER DEN METEORIET VAN KNYAHINYA" By E.H. von Baumhauer, Amsterdam 1872, 8 pages. Provides a report on the rain of meteoritic stones of Knyahinya which occured on June 9, 1866 in the vicinity of Nagy-Berezna in present Ukrainia. Includes the chemical and mineralogical composition of the meteorite according to Kenngott and studies of the author. In Dutch. Good condition, rare. 45,- €

"DIE METEORITEN UND IHRE BEZIEHUNGEN ZUR ERDE" By Prof. C. Rammelsberg, Berlin 1872, 17 pages, German. Early work Rammelsberg's icluding several facts on historic meteorite falls which are believed lost today, for example on the circumstances of the unsuccessful attempt to smelter the main mass of the Bitburg iron meteorite. The copy offered is a macule as with page 17 the text ends and a description on the "life of the cavemen" continues. Extremely scarce 75,- €

"DIE CHEMISCHE NATUR DER METEORITEN" By C. Rammelsberg, From: Abhandlungen der Königl. Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin, Berlin 1879. 64 pages, German. Amazing work listing almost all meteorites known at that time with their elemental composition. The book includes descriptions of many meteorites now lost. Rammelsberg also lists Shergotty as "Eucrite" and discusses Tschermaks discovery of Maskelynite in Shergotty. 125,- €

"MAZAPIL, IS IT A PIECE OF A COMET?" William Earl Hidden, The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, The Century Co., New York. Vol. 34 (12 New Series), Number 4, August 1887, p 533 - 538. Includes a description of the Mazapil Fall and the recovered mass. Hidden sums up the contemporary scientific reflections concerning the coincidence of the Mazapil fall with the peak of the Andromedides which occured at the exact time of the fall. Original print, 8vo, 6 pages, no bindings, 3 steel engravings. 102,- €

"UEBER EINIGE BESTANDTHEILE DES METEOREISENS VON MAGURA" By E. Weinschenk. Offprint from Vol. IV of the Annuals of the Royal Natural History Museum Vienna, Wien 1889, pp. 93-101. Weinschenk discusses the work of Cohen and Brezina on the Magura iron and provides a dedicated descrption of the mettalurgical and mineralogical contents of the meteorite. Nice Copy, scarce 55,- €

"DIE GESTALTUNG DER METEORITEN" By Aristides Brezina. In: Schriften des Vereines zur Verbreit. Naturwiss. Kenntnisse, Vol. 34, Vienna 1894; pp.249-274 with 32 illustrations, German. Scientific description of the variety of shapes and textures meteoritc stones and irons develop. Brezina provides many now historic examples including reports on the meteorite falls of Mocs and L'Aigle. Beautiful contemporary binding. The volume contains many more articles of leading contempoary scientists. Historically important, extremely scarce. 534 pages 225,- €

"A NEWLY FOUND METEORITE FROM ADMIRE, LYON COUNTY, KANSAS" George P. Merril, Head Curator of Geology, US National Museum, Washington 1902. From the Proceedings of the United States National Museum, Vol. XXIV, pages 907 -913, with 7 Plates. No covers, fine condition 29,- €

"VERZEICHNIS DER METEORITEN IM K.K. HOFMUSEUM ENDE OKTOBER 1902" Mit zwei Anhängen: Alphabetisch geordnete Liste sämtlicher Meteoriten mit Nachweisungen der wichtigsten Namens- und Ortsbezeichnungen. Und: Verteilung der Meteoriten nach Ländern. By Prof. Dr. Friedrich Berwerth. Vienna 1903. 90 pages, German. Binding torn with missing patches, otherwise great copy. Very comprehensive meteorite catalogue of the Vienna collection. A true source of wonders. This work also contains the list of synonyms for the meteorites in the collection and an inventory of the find locations with their synonymous geographical names. Extremely scarce 125,- €

"KOMETEN, METEORE, METEORITEN" By Dr. E. Henning. In: Naturwissenschaftliche Monatsschrift des Deutschen Naturkundevereins, 49. Jg. Stuttgart 1936, pp. 33-40, German. Popular scientific compilation of facts and figures on meteors and meteorites. Good copy 29,- €