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.
ISBN: | 9781585428328 |
Publication date: | 5th August 2010 |
Author: | Christopher Cokinos |
Publisher: | Perigee Books an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 528 pages |
Genres: |
Popular astronomy and space History of science Astronomy, space and time |