The Fallen SkyPenguin, 30.07.2009 - 528 Seiten In this acclaimed volume, prizewinning poet and nature writer Christopher Cokinos takes us on an epic journey from Antarctica to outer space, weaving together natural history, memoir, and in-depth profiles of amateur researchers, rogue scientists, and stargazing dreamers to tell the riveting tale of how the study of meteorites became a modern science. |
Inhalt
3 Tomanowos | |
1 Please Bring Your Wu Wei to the Upright and Locked Position | |
3 The Isthmus and Meteorite Island | |
1 Epiphany on Euclid Street | |
2 Never Done | |
3 Strongly Spent | |
1 The Resurrection of Acraman | |
2 Old Stones That Can Be Deciphered | |
1 Above the Clouds Halfway Down | |
2 I Crap Through Disco Night at the South Pole | |
An Unmaking | |
Afterword | |
Meteorite Chart | |
Acknowledgements | |
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The Fallen Sky: An Intimate History of Shooting Stars Christopher Cokinos Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2010 |
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
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