[meteorite-list] Have You Seen These?

From: Walter Branch <branchw_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:31:12 2004
Message-ID: <013a01c41e10$a5f01060$3438dc44_at_wbranch>

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Hi Gregory,

Yes, I have seen that one many times and it is a cool image.

-Walter
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  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Sharkkb8_at_aol.com=20
  To: branchw_at_bellsouth.net=20
  Cc: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20
  Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 2:11 AM
  Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Have You Seen These?


   branchw_at_bellsouth.net writes:
    Does anyone know of a place where I might be able to purchase prints =
of these two meteor-related images:

    http:/www.branchmeteorites.com/misc/leonid1833.jpg
    This is a woodcut of the meteor leonid shower of 1833
    and=20
    http:/www.branchmeteorites.com/misc/meteor7oct1868.jpg
  My favorite early image of the 1833 shower is here.....

  http://members.aol.com/sharkkb8/meteorites/1833shower.jpg

  ...and I'm partial to it for two reasons: One, rather than emanating =
from a specific radiant-area, the meteors are drawn as if they're all =
traveling TOWARD it. Perhaps some confusion on the part of the artist, =
when the concept of a shower-radiant was explained to him. And the =
other reason....is that it happily resides in my own personal =
collection. ;-) I'm very pleased that Richard Norton thought highly =
enough of it to put in his new "Cambridge Encyclopedia of Meteorites" =
(p. 14).

  Gregory

  J. Gregory Wilson
  2118 Wilshire Blvd. #918=20
  Santa Monica, CA 90403
  USA
  (310) 913-2598
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<DIV>Hi Gregory,</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Yes, I have seen that one many times and it is a cool image.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>-Walter</DIV>
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A=20
  title=3Dmeteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20
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href=3D"mailto:meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com">meteorite-list@meteor=
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, April 07, 2004 =
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  AM</DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [meteorite-list] =
Have You=20
  Seen These?</DIV>
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  <DIV>
  <DIV>
  <DIV>&nbsp;<A title=3Dmailto:branchw_at_bellsouth.net=20
  href=3D"mailto:branchw_at_bellsouth.net">branchw@bellsouth.net</A> =
writes:</DIV>
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solid">
    <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Does anyone know of a place where I =
might be=20
    able to purchase prints of these two meteor-related =
images:</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT><FONT face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=3DArial=20
    =
size=3D2>http:/www.branchmeteorites.com/misc/leonid1833.jpg</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>This is a woodcut of the meteor =
leonid shower=20
    of 1833</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>and </FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=3DArial=20
    =
size=3D2>http:/www.branchmeteorites.com/misc/meteor7oct1868.jpg</FONT></D=
IV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
  <DIV>My favorite early image of the 1833 shower is here.....</DIV>
  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><A =
title=3Dhttp://members.aol.com/sharkkb8/meteorites/1833shower.jpg=20
  =
href=3D"http://members.aol.com/sharkkb8/meteorites/1833shower.jpg">http:/=
/members.aol.com/sharkkb8/meteorites/1833shower.jpg</A></DIV>
  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV>...and I'm partial to it&nbsp;for two reasons:&nbsp; One, rather =
than=20
  emanating from a specific radiant-area, the meteors are drawn as if =
they're=20
  all traveling&nbsp;TOWARD it.&nbsp; Perhaps some confusion on the part =
of the=20
  artist, when the concept of a shower-radiant&nbsp;was explained to =
him.&nbsp;=20
  And the other reason....is&nbsp;that it happily resides&nbsp;in my own =

  personal collection.&nbsp; ;-)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I'm very =
pleased that=20
  Richard Norton thought highly enough of it to put in his new=20
  <STRONG>"Cambridge Encyclopedia of Meteorites"</STRONG> (p. =
14).</DIV></DIV>
  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT lang=3D0 face=3D"Comic Sans MS" color=3D#ff0000 size=3D3 =
FAMILY=3D"SCRIPT"=20
  PTSIZE=3D"12"><B>Gregory</FONT><FONT lang=3D0 face=3DArial =
color=3D#000000 size=3D2=20
  FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" PTSIZE=3D"10"><BR><BR>J. Gregory =
Wilson</B><BR>2118 Wilshire=20
  Blvd. #918 <BR>Santa Monica, CA 90403<BR>USA<BR>(310)=20
913-2598</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>

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