The Meteorites: Encounters with Outer Space and Deep Time by Gordon, Helen

The Meteorites: Encounters with Outer Space and Deep Time

How celestial bodies impact life on earth - from the acclaimed author of Notes from Deep Time...
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Author: Helen Gordon
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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The Meteorites: Encounters with Outer Space and Deep Time by Gordon, Helen

The Meteorites: Encounters with Outer Space and Deep Time

$64.99 $36.00

The Meteorites: Encounters with Outer Space and Deep Time

$64.99 $36.00
Author: Helen Gordon
Format: Paperback
Language: English
How celestial bodies impact life on earth - from the acclaimed author of Notes from Deep Time

From your window you can see the stars and distant planets: light years away, it's easy to think that our existences and theirs will never intersect. Yet meteorites - mysterious, irregular rocks of sometimes immense value - connect us with the vastness of the universe. They may have brought the first life to our planet, and today they still reveal extraordinary scientific insights. Helen Gordon reveals the fascinating stories of fallen meteorites and the lives they've touched - from collectors to kings, scientists to farmers. She meets amateur astronomers and gem dealers, goes meteorite hunting across rooftops and learns what objects moving through space can tell us about the fragility of life on Earth.

Author: Helen Gordon
Publisher: Ips - Profile Books
Published: 02/03/2026
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781800815353

About the Author
Helen Gordon is a writer and natural historian. Her books include Being a Writer and the acclaimed Notes from Deep Time, as well as a novel, Landfall. She has written for 1843 magazine, the Guardian and Wired, edited for Granta, and teaches Creative Writing at the University of Hertfordshire.

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