[meteorite-list] Field Museum
From: HARRY WOOD <HARRYWOOD1_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:02:25 2004 Message-ID: <000e01c1c3ce$9f489d20$36820b3f_at_computer> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C1C39C.52BFCAA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I was there last September for a visit during Astrofest and felt that = the collection on display was small but impressive in quality. And the = large meteorite on the floor we were able to touch was impressive. = Perhaps they have a lot more hidden away somewhere?=20 Harry W Wood ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Jamie Ekholm=20 To: meteorite list=20 Sent: Saturday, March 02, 2002 1:22 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Field Museum I was at the Chicago Field Museum a few weeks back. I really wanted = to take a look at their meteorite collection. I have to say I was left = asking "is that it?" Although they had a few interesting ones out for display (Zagami, = Lafayette etc), it just seems like there should have been more to it. = They had two different sites on the same floor where they displayed = them, but for a major museum, I felt disappointed. Has anyone else on the list been there (and I am assuming many have) = and if so, what did you think? Jamie ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C1C39C.52BFCAA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2600.0" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>I was there last September for a visit during = Astrofest and=20 felt that the collection on display was small but impressive in quality. = And the=20 large meteorite on the floor we were able to touch was impressive. = Perhaps they=20 have a lot more hidden away somewhere? </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Harry W Wood</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Djme_ekholm_at_ncis.net = href=3D"mailto:jme_ekholm_at_ncis.net">Jamie=20 Ekholm</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20 title=3Dmeteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20 href=3D"mailto:meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com">meteorite list</A> = </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, March 02, 2002 = 1:22=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [meteorite-list] Field = Museum</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I was at the Chicago Field Museum a = few weeks=20 back. I really wanted to take a look at their meteorite=20 collection. I have to say I was left asking "is that = it?"</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Although they had a few interesting = ones out for=20 display (Zagami, Lafayette etc), it just seems like there should have = been=20 more to it. They had two different sites on the same floor = where=20 they displayed them, but for a major museum, I felt = disappointed.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Has anyone else on the list been = there (and I am=20 assuming many have) and if so, what did you think?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2>Jamie</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C1C39C.52BFCAA0-- Received on Mon 04 Mar 2002 05:47:51 PM PST |
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