Meteors and Meteorites and historic archive

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Meteors

Introductory articles

reports of showers

reports of fireballs

Meteorites

Introductory articles

reports of individual falls/finds

Tektites

Meteors--Introductory articles

Outline of a Theory of Meteors (1819) by W. G. Reynolds
Chapter XVIII. Meteors: etc, from A Text book of general astronomy (1895) by Charles Young
The Meteoritic Hypothesis (1890) by Norman Lockyer

Meteors--people

W. F. Denning: In Quest of Meteors A biography by Martin Beech
Biographic notice of E. C. Herrick
Hubert Anson Newton by J. Willard Gibbs

Meteors--photography

On the Photography of Meteors by E. E. Barnard,

Meteors--reports of showers

Reports of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, volumes 31 to 59 (1861-89)
B.A.A. Memoirs: reports of the Meteor Section 1891-1904
Meteors and Meteoric Observation, (Chapter XV) from Telescopic work for starlight evenings by W. F. denning
The original account of the displays in former times of the November Star-Showers, together with a determination of...period... and probable orbit... by H. A. Newton

Meteors--reports of fireballs

Reports of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, volumes 31 to 59 (1861-89)
BAA Memoirs: reports of the Meteor Section 1891-1904
On the Sounds alleged to Precede or Accompany the Flights of Meteors, by W. F. Denning.
A Catalogue of Meteorites and Fireballs, from A.D. 2 to A.D. 1860 by R.P. Greg

Meteors--catalogues

Reports of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, volumes 31 to 39 (1861-69)
Reports of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, volumes 40 to 49 (1870-79)
Catalogue of bright meteors observed at Bristol during the years 1877 to 1889 inclusive by W. F.denning
B.A.A. Memoirs: reports of the Meteor Section 1891-1904
Catalogue of 918 radiant points of shooting stars observed at Bristol by W. F. denning

Meteorites--Introductory articles

Chapter XVIII. Meteors: etc, from A Text book of general astronomy (1895) by Charles Young
The Meteoritic Hypothesis (1890) by Norman Lockyer
Meteorites: their structure, composition and terrestrial relations (1915) by Oliver C. Farrington
An introduction to the study of Meteorites by L. Fletcher (tenth edition. 1908)
On the Phenomena of Light, Heat, and Sound accompanying the fall of Meteorites (1869) by W, Ritter and Haidinger
Times of fall of meteorites (1910) by Oliver C. Farrington

Meteorites--people

A sketch of the life and scientific services of John Evans, U. S. geologist for Oregon and Washington territories, and...(details Port Orford) By Charles T. Jackson
A biographical sketch of professor J. Lawrence Smith by J. B. Marvin, M. D.
In memory of J. Lawrence Smith. M. D. by Middleton Michel, M. D.
Sketch of the life and scientific work of Dr. J. Lawrence Smith by B. Silliman.
Hubert Anson Newton by J. Willard Gibbs

Meteorites--history of

from Notes and Queries. (1856-66)
A Century of the Study of Meteorites by Dr. Oliver C. Farrington
The Worship of Meteorites by Hubert A. Newton (American Journal of Science)
The Worship of Meteorites (1897) by Hubert A. Newton (reprinted in Nature)
Further considerations on Aerolites (1904) by W. H. S. Monck
Edward Charles Howard and an early British contribution to meteoritics by Derek W. Sears
Extracts from COSMOS: a sketch of a physical description of the universe. (1849-60) by Alexander von Humboldt

Meteorites--reports of individual falls/finds

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Meteorites--catalogues

Nouveau Catalogue des chutes de pierres ou de fer; de poussières ou de substances molles, sèches ou humides, suivant l'ordre chronologque. (1826) Par Mr E. F. F. Chladni..
Catalogue of the Meteoric collection of Charles Upham Shepard, deposited in the cabinet of Amherst College, Mass.
Catalogue of the collection of meteorites in the Peabody Museum of Yale College.
A Catalogue of Meteorites and Fireballs, from A.D. 2 to A.D. 1860 by R.P. Greg
The meteorite collection in the U. S. National Museum; November 1, 1886 by F. W. Clarke.
Die Meteoriten in Sammlungen und ihre Literatur. (1897) by Dr E. A. Wüfling.
The Ward-Coonley collection of Meteorites (1901 Edition)
Descriptive catalogue of the meteorite collection in the U. S. National Museum, to January 1, 1902. by Wirt Tassin.
Catalogue of Aerolites to date (1904) by W. H. S. Monck
The Ward-Coonley collection of Meteorites (1904 edition) by H. A. Ward.
An introduction to the study of Meteorites with a list of the meteorites represented in the collection(British Musuem) by L. Fletcher (tenth edition. 1908)
A descriptive catalogue of the meteorites comprising in the collection of the Geological Society of India, Calcutta (on August 1st, 1914). By J. Coggin Brown
Meteorites: their structure, composition and terrestrial relations (1915) by Oliver C. Farrington
Handbook and descriptive catalogue of the meteorite collections in the U.S. national museum. (1916) by George P. Merrill
Guía y Catálogo de la Colección de Meteoritos (1921) por M. Kantor

page 17 Obsidian Buttons (note) by T. Stephens
page 39 On the occurrence of Obsidian "Buttons" in Tasmania by W. H. Twelvetrees and W. F. Petterd
page 54 Notes on a specimen of Basalt-glass (Tachylyte) from near Macquarie Plains Tasmania, with remarks on Obsidian "Buttons" by T. Stephens
Appendix A. Moldavites, Billitonites, and other glasses of supposed meteoric origin. from the Handbook and descriptive catalogue of the meteorite collections in the U.S. national museum. by G. P. Merrill
The occurance of so-called Obsidian Bombs in Australia by R. H. Walcott
Obsidianites--Their Origins from a Chemical Standpoint by H. S. Summers
Obsidianites--Their Origins from a Physical Standpoint by Kerr Grant