Meteorites
Ernst Chladni and his early studies
Meteorites, those flashes of light in the dark night sky that are often referred to as ‘shooting stars’ must have mystified and at the same time fascinated early humans. In medieval times numerous theories existed ranging from bolts of lightening to the falling to earth of volcanic rock ejected from the moon. In the late 1700’s the German physicist Ernst Chladni became fascinated after a very credible eyewitness had seen at first hand a mysterious ‘fireball’ flashing across the sky in the heavens above. After further studying a variety of accounts in the university library which related to similar sightings he published a book. This suggested that meteorites could indeed be rocks from distant planets or even outer space. At first other scientists were very sceptical but soon after publishing the book numerous witnesses recounted how a meteorite crashed to earth near Siena in Italy. Parts of this meteorite were recovered and analysed leading to increased interest in the possibility that Ernst Chladni’s theories could well be realistic.
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Meteorite 19.5gm
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Meteorite Collection
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Nantan Meteorite 6.9gm
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Meteorite Collection
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Large Nickel/Iron Meteorite Campo del Cielo
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Meteorite Pendant
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Section Of Muonionalusta Meteorite
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Slice of The Muonionalusta Meteorite
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8.6gm Nantan Meteorite
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Nantan Meteorite
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Small Campo del Cielo Meteorite Fragment
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Three small sections of the Campo del Cielo Meteorite
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Large Campo del Cielo Meteorite
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Large 46gm Chondrite Meteorite
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Meteorite Chondrite
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Large Meteorite Campo del Cielo
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Nantan Meteorite from 1516
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Meteorite Nantan 20gm
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Meteorite Campo del Cielo Nickel-Iron Meteorite
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Meteorite Chondrite NWA869
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Chondrite Meteorite weighing 9.58gm
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Large Chondrite Meteorite NWA869
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Large Fragment of the Nantan Meteorite weighing 32gm
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Meteorite, Campo Del Cielo