[meteorite-list] Update: Captain Scott's meteorites

[Dawn & Gerald Flaherty]

Is that REALLY your understanding of THEIR position? And where do you derive
your INSIDE information as to the RC's cosmological framework?
Curious. Jerry Flaherty
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From: "Pete Pete" <rsvp321 at hotmail.com>
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Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 8:46 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Update: Captain Scott's meteorites


> Hi, all,
>
> Speaking of Hidden Treasures, is the Vatican meteorite collection ever
> displayed for the public? I think I read somewhere that this is the
largest
> private collection of meteorites in the world...
>
> Off topic, and somewhat rhetorical, I wonder why the RC church would have
> such a huge collection of items which contradicts their doctrine that the
> universe is only 6,000 to 10,000 years old...
>
> Cheers,
> Pete
>
>
> From: "tett" <tett at rogers.com>
> To: "tracy latimer"
> <daistiho at hotmail.com>,<meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Update: Captain Scott's meteorites
> Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 20:01:19 -0400
>
> Tracy,
>
> What inspired you to think of such a possibility?  It would have been
> wonderful (not too far fetched either) had a meteorite turned up in a shoe
> box marked "Scott Expedition Misc Stones"  and tucked in the bowels of the
> British Natural History Museum.
>
> Any luck getting an invite?  A few years ago Dean Bessey, Roman Jirasek
and
> I visited the Royal Ontario Museum to view their meteorites in storage.
> Definitely a thrill.  I will never forget holding a grapefruit sized
> Johnstown Diogenite individual and being overwhelmed.  The ROM has an
> incredible collection that rarely gets viewed.  I am sure the BNHM has an
> even bigger stored collection.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Mike
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "tracy latimer" <daistiho at hotmail.com>
> To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 4:01 PM
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Update: Captain Scott's meteorites
>
>
> >A couple of months ago, I proposed a question to the List about possible
> >meteorites having been brought back from Antarctica in Captain Scott's
rock
> >samples.  I just heard back from Dr. Sara Russell at the British Natural
> >History Museum, where I have been trying to arrange a viewing of the
> >meteorites in storage when I visit London this fall. The mineralogy
> >department there also is responsible for curating the rock samples from
> >Captain Scott's expedition.   She said that, as interesting an idea as it
> >might have been, there were definitely NO meteorites brought back in
> >Captain Scott's effects.  Oh, well; it would have been an extra dose of
> >science gained from a tragic loss.
> >
> >Tracy Latimer
> >
> >
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