[meteorite-list] Information wanted- Hessle specimen number

[Martinh]

Hi Mark, Frank and All,

Cosmic Debris, page 191, end of third paragraph:

"Despite this disappointment, Maskelyne continued to write to 
Nordenskiold and was rewarded by receiving a piece of the Hessle 
stone..."

Good call Mark! I think you're on to something.

Martin H



On Feb 1, 2005, at 10:26 AM, MARK BOSTICK wrote:

> How about Nevil Maskelyne (1823-1911), whose full name is sometimes 
> referenced as Nevil Story-Maskelyne. Meteorites with MS number, that 
> we know of are, Knyahinya, fell 1866 and Hessel, which fell in 1869. 
> Story-Maskelyn was VERY active during the fall of both of these 
> meteorites. I think it is very possible he had several meteorites at 
> the time of those meteorites fell. His papers are wrote in that time 
> period.
>
> More information on Maskelyn can be found in Cosmic Debris.
>
> Clear Skies,
> Mark Bostick
> www.meteoritearticles.com
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