[meteorite-list] "Is there any religion that invites.... (Burnham's Meteorites?)

[Mal Bishop]

Looks like he's holding a specimen in his hand as well, yes?

I'd love to know of the disposition of his collection as well.

I like you, Mike, would give a portion of my anatomy for one of Robert 
Burnham's
meteorite samples as well.  If you or anyone has a clue please keep me 
in the loop as well PLEASE!

After Kevin whetted my appetite when announcing he was selling his set 
of Burnham's Celestial Handbook ( I missed out on the ones he was selling),
I went directly to eBay and purchased a hardcover set in very good 
condition to add to my library.  Don't know why I hadn't purchased a set 
long, long ago.
As much as I love astronomy and books, it just defies me why I didn't 
have Robert's work in my collection till now.

Regards,
Mal

On 6/12/2012 11:59 AM, Michael Gilmer wrote:
> Hi List,
>
> One last thing about this Burnham article.  If you go to the bottom of
> the first page, there is a link to part two of the article.  The photo
> at the top of part two shows Burnham in his "lab", surrounded by his
> eclectic collection.  In the center is a white cabinet similar to a
> medicine cabinet.  This cabinet is filled with meteorite specimens.
> You can clearly see them and their specimen cards. There also appears
> to be more specimens laying on the top of the cabinet.
>
> Does anyone know which meteorites these are?  And does anyone know
> where these meteorites are now.  I would give my right arm for one of
> these specimens with Burnham provenance.  If anyone knows where I can
> acquire one of these, please contact me off-list and let me know.
> Such a specimen would have very special meaning for me.
>
> Best regards,
>
> MikeG
>
>