Английская Википедия:Appley Bridge meteorite
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox meteorite The Appley Bridge meteorite is a meteorite that hit ground at Halliwell Farm in Appley Bridge, Lancashire, England at around 8:45 PM on Tuesday, 13 October 1914.[1][2][3]
After local residents saw a bolide, the meteorite was subsequently found in a farmer's field in the village the following day. It was Шаблон:Convert below the surface of the field, with the appearance of burnt iron, and weighed almost Шаблон:Convert.
An article in Scientific News (No. 2588, 30 October 1914) stated "a small fragment which had been detached from the larger mass was put on view in a shop-window at Appley Bridge."
A collection of letters, memoranda, and news-cuttings pertaining to the meteorite is held by the Natural History Museum Archives in London.[4] In 2011, a fragment weighing less than an ounce and mounted in a one-inch plastic gem case was sold for £1,000 by auctioneers Lyon & Turnbull in Edinburgh.[5]
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Further reading
- Russell Parry (2014) The Appley Bridge Meteorite (Шаблон:ISBN)
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