[meteorite-list] The Ward-Coonley Catalogue of Meteorites - 1904

From: countdeiro at earthlink.net <countdeiro_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2010 04:27:36 -0400 (EDT)
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Sterling K. Webb and List,

My sincere thanks to Mr. Webb in appreciation for what I consider a rare and priceless gift. Very, very good of you to make this historical material available to everyone. I know that I speak for the List when I say that it is thoughtfulness like this that makes it a joy to subscribe to these postings.

Best personal regards,

Count Deiro
IMCA 3536

-----Original Message-----
>From: "Sterling K. Webb" <sterling_k_webb at sbcglobal.net>
>Sent: Jun 22, 2010 12:35 AM
>To: Meteorite List <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>Subject: [meteorite-list] The Ward-Coonley Catalogue of Meteorites - 1904
>
>Dear List,
>
> For those interested in historical meteorites and
>historical meteorite collections, the Third Catalogue
>of Henry A. Ward's Collection of Meteorites, is available
>as a scanned PDF file at the following location, free
>of charge, to download:
>
>http://www.archive.org/download/catalogueofwardc00warduoft/catalogueofwardc00warduoft.pdf
>
> Ward is a famous name in meteorites. The Catalogue
>contains lots of interesting tidbits, full histories of the falls,
>many photographic plates, essays, etc.
>
> Ward was the largest merchant of "natural history
>objects," including meteorites, in the world at that time,
>a true Meteorite Man.
>
> I quote from the Preface:
>
> "The writer of this notice, Mr. Henry A. Ward, had in the course
>of travel and business activity been largely interested in several
>branches of nature, among which were meteorites.He made two large
>collections of these objects, one of which about 170 falls formed
>the basis of the present meteorite collection of the Field Columbian
>Museum of Chicago. The other some 200 falls went to enrich the fine
>Clarence S. Bement cabinet of these objects.
> The present collection, which has outstripped them all, was
>commenced in 1894 with a basis of a few score of choice falls which
>had been retained from previous transactions. For six subsequent
>years, during which Mr. Ward collected actively by purchase and
>exchange at home and in extensive travel abroad, the collection
>was so increased that in 1900 its first catalogue was issued, with
>enumerations and a short description of each of its falls. A second
>list followed in the ensuing year. We now (May, 1904) follow with
>this third catalogue.of 603 falls, weight 2495 Kilogrammes,"
>
> Anybody here got a collection that weighs almost
>two-and-a-half metric tons?
>
>
>Sterling K. Webb
>
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