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01999aam a2200397Ii 4500 001 B54F4AB0181911EBAC39F3C45DECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20201027010025 008 201006t20202020nyua b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 1541647610 020 $a 9781541647619 035 $a (OCoLC)1199007429 040 $a NjBwBT $b eng $e rda $c PNX $d PNX $d OCLCO $d UAP $d YDX $d BDX $d LIV $d OCLCQ $d GL4 $d IGP $d IOU $d SILO 043 $a zs----- 050 14 $a QB755 $b .G743 2020 082 04 $a 523.5/1 $2 23 100 1 $a Gregory, Tim, $e author. 245 10 $a Meteorite : $b how stones from outer space made our world / $c Tim Gregory. 246 30 $a How stones from outer space made our world 250 $a First US edition. 264 1 $a New York : $b Basic Books, $c 2020. 300 $a ix, 299 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 25 cm 520 $a "Meteorites have long been seen as portents of fate and messages from the gods, their fiery remains inspiring worship and giving rise to legends that have persisted for millennia. But beyond the lore, meteorites tell an even greater story: that of our solar system. In Meteorite, geologist Tim Gregory shows that beneath the charred crusts of these celestial stones lies a staggering diversity of rock types. Gregory explores the world of meteorites to uncover new insights into what our solar system was like before our sun became a star, into the forging of our planet, and into the emergence of life on it"-- $c Provided by publisher 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-283) and index. 650 0 $a Meteorites. 651 0 $a Solar system. 941 $a 7 952 $l FXPH314 $d 20220909063801.0 952 $l PNAX964 $d 20220730010329.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20210505011514.0 952 $l KSPG296 $d 20210223010028.0 952 $l KJPF566 $d 20210107011503.0 952 $l TCPG826 $d 20210105011056.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20201027010105.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=B54F4AB0181911EBAC39F3C45DECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IOUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search