Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The branch of astronomy that deals with meteors.
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- noun astronomy A
science that deals withmeteors andmeteorites
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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This is why I have chosen Caroline for this years Ada Lovelace Day - whilst I was in the meteoritics department I came across articles about her and it inspired me to keep going
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This is why I have chosen Caroline for this years Ada Lovelace Day - whilst I was in the meteoritics department I came across articles about her and it inspired me to keep going
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Chatting to others in her office I found that one off them was ex-Birkbeck and the other informed me that the igneous petrologist might indeed now be interested in my project as she has become obsessed with meteoritics - this is useful info.
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Chatting to others in her office I found that one off them was ex-Birkbeck and the other informed me that the igneous petrologist might indeed now be interested in my project as she has become obsessed with meteoritics - this is useful info.
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He studies meteoritics, besides what's under his feet.
The Stars Are Also Fire Anderson, Poul, 1926-2001 1994
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He studies meteoritics, besides what's under his feet.
The Stars Are Also Fire Anderson, Poul, 1926-2001 1994
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Curiously enough, near the center, where most of the meteoritics have been found, is a crater with raised edges three quarters of a mile in diameter and about six hundred feet deep, bearing exactly the appearance which would be produced had a mighty mass of iron or falling star struck the ground, scattering in all directions, and buried itself deep under the surface.
Arizona Sketches 1887
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Dimmitt-a noted expert on both meteoritics and the influence of hip-hop and piercings on contemporary teen culture-will serve as the duo's advisor and confidant. is close behind with their new series Meteorite Dawgz, featuring Brix and Hopper, two meteorite-finding canines who already made their television debut in Season One of
Tucson Citizen Logical Lizard 2010
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They have assembled a blend of highly respected experimentalists and theorists from astronomy, geology, meteoritics, planetology and nuclear chemistry and physics to discuss the origin of elements in the solar system.
AvaxHome RSS: 2008
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