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Dar al Gani 400 - .040 grams  Approved

Dar al Gani 400 - .040 grams Approved

Historical Meteorites

Date: 03/11/2009
Size: 214 items
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1803 - L'Aigle Meteorite

1803 - L'Aigle Meteorite

On April 26, 1803, a meteorite shower of more than 3000 fragments fell upon the town of L'Aigle in Normandy, France.

Date: 04/29/2009
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Jean-Baptise Biot

Jean-Baptise Biot

Jean-Baptise Biot investigated L'Aigle and his paper stating that the stones must be of extraterrestrial origin created the science of meteoritics

Date: 04/29/2009
Views: 6769
L'Aigle Meteorite Strewn Field

L'Aigle Meteorite Strewn Field

A historical drawing of the area of the fall

Date: 04/29/2009
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French Chateau

French Chateau

L'Aigle was important because at that time the existence of meteorites was harshly debated and witnessed meteorite falls were treated with great skepticism

Date: 04/29/2009
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1803 - L'Aigle - .020 grams

1803 - L'Aigle - .020 grams

Our medium sized fragment is one of three samples that we have obtained of this important meteorite

Date: 01/01/2000
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L'Aigle - .020 grams

L'Aigle - .020 grams

It is classified as an L6 ordinary chondrite

Date: 01/01/2000
Views: 6611
Ernst Florens Chladni

Ernst Florens Chladni

In 1794, Chladni published a paper in German in which he proposed that meteorites have their origins in outer space - he was ridiculed for this claim, but it was confirmed in 1803 by Jean Baptiste Biot

Date: 05/15/2009
Views: 6638
1803 - L'Aigle - .170 grams

1803 - L'Aigle - .170 grams

Our largest sample of this historic meteorite - it shows great detail and color

Date: 05/15/2009
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L'Aigle - .170 grams

L'Aigle - .170 grams

The backside of our larger sample of the L'Aigle meteorite which came from the NEMS

Date: 05/15/2009
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L'Aigle samples drawer at the NHM London
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L'Aigle samples drawer at the NHM London

An important and incredible collection of L'Aigle individuals and slices - Image courtesy Mark Crawford, NHM London

Date: 05/15/2009
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French L'Aigle Sample Label

French L'Aigle Sample Label

We obtained a small sample fragment of the L'Aigle piece identified by this label from Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle in France

Date: 01/01/2000
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1803 - L'Aigle - Fragment

1803 - L'Aigle - Fragment

This is our very small L'Aigle fragment which came from the Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle of France

Date: 01/01/2000
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1794 - Siena Meteorite Investigation

1794 - Siena Meteorite Investigation

Prior to L'Aigle meteorite, the investigation of the fall of stones at Siena, Italy on June 16, 1794 scientifically documented the this meteorite fall and started an important reexamination of the true source of meteorites

Date: 05/15/2009
Views: 6734
1794 - Siena - .012 grams

1794 - Siena - .012 grams

Our small Siena meteorite fragment fell south of Siena in Toscana, Italy in 1794 as a shower of stones ranging in weight from a few milligrams to 3 kilograms - the fall was witnessed by many people

Date: 01/01/2000
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Siena - .012 grams

Siena - .012 grams

The meteorite is classified as an LL5 chondrite

Date: 01/01/2000
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Map of Bayern

Map of Bayern

The location in Gemany of the fall of the Eichstädt meteorite

Date: 05/15/2009
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Neuschwanstein Castle

Neuschwanstein Castle

Photo courtesy Werner Boehm

Date: 09/29/2008
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Ernst Chladni and Napoleon Bonaparte

Ernst Chladni and Napoleon Bonaparte

Chladni's famous meteorite paper wes titled "On the Origin of the Pallas Iron and Others Similar to it, and on Some Associated Natural Phenomena"

Date: 05/15/2009
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1785 - Eichstädt Meteorite - Original Stones

1785 - Eichstädt Meteorite - Original Stones

These samples are located in the Das Naturhistorische Museum of Vienna - photo courtesy Austromet

Date: 05/15/2009
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1785 - Eichstädt - .062 grams

1785 - Eichstädt - .062 grams

Our sample of the 3 kilogram meteorite fell on February 19, 1785 - the countryside was covered with a foot of snow and a worker at a brick kiln saw it fall from the clouds after a violent thunderclap

Date: 01/01/2000
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Eichstädt - .062 grams

Eichstädt - .062 grams

The meteorite is classified as an H5 chondrite - in 1785 the original stone was possessed by Baron Homspech - the Canon of Eichstädt and Bruchsal in Bavaria - he passed a sample to the scientists of the time

Date: 05/15/2009
Views: 5907
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