Meteorite collecting how much are meteorites worth. This book should be a very interesting read for anyone interested in meteorites and starting out in meteorite hunting. Canyon diablo meteorite harvey nininger commemorative coin no 9 of 300 canyon diablo meteorites are a must have specimen for a collector. Harvey harlow nininger january 17, 1887 march 1, 1986 was an american meteoriticist and educator, and although he was selftaught, he revived interest in scientific study of meteorites in the 1930s and assembled the largest personal collection of meteorites up to that time.
Harvey harlow nininger january 17, 1887 march 1, 1986 was an american meteoriticist. Harvey niningers 1948 attempt to nationalize meteor crater. He didnt hear about meteorites until he was already married, with three children. The meteorite market has just about every meteorite book in print.
In the middle of august 1923 he had read an article in the scientific monthly by a professor a. This book is dedicated to the proposition that the arizona meteorite crater is one of the worlds greatest natural laboratories, and as such should be protected from all forms of mutilation and contamination. The book did not go to press until several independent scientists confirmed its intellectual worth. A collection of 163 papers by nininger was put together in a book by g. They published a book on the meteorites in their personal collection in 1976 and 1986, and reprinted a number of the classic meteorite books by harvey nininger. History meteorite nininger center for meteorite studies. The story about harvey nininger s lifelong passion of collecting meteorites is fascinating and proof that a person can fulfill his goals in life if he has perseverance.
Nininger specialized in meteorites, did very extensive. Fletcher watson of harvard university in his book between the planets that nininger was accounting for half of all the meteorite discoveries in the world at that time. The story about harvey niningers lifelong passion of collecting meteorites is fascinating and proof. Small book written by the director of the american meteorite museum, h. American meteorite collector, selftaught meteoriticist and educator, revived interest in the scientific study of meteorites in the 1930s. This book will inspire you, as it has done many others including me. Harvey harlow nininger had his meteorite museum on route 66 years ago and did groundbreaking research at meteor crater. Ehlmanns papers and it does show the main mass of the leedey meteorite, however there is no note as to who the car belonged to. He authored numerous other books including out of the sky, and our. Harvey harlow nininger january 17, 1887 march 1, 1986. The autobiography of harvey nininger, the true founder of the field of meteoritics. Harvey nininger canyon diablo meteorite metallic spheroids.
The catalog of colorado meteorites meteorite times magazine. May 23, 2015 eaton was considered as a valid meteorite by harvey nininger, trusted, highly experienced meteorites investigator and one of the main founders of recent meteoritics. Harvey harlow nininger was an american meteoriticist and educator, and although he was selftaught, he revived interest in scientific study of meteorites in the 1930s and assembled the largest personal collection of meteorites up to that time. Nininger, a selftaught scientist who founded the american meteorite museum in. Nininger is considered the father of american meteorite hunters and he had an extensive research program and a museum near meteor crater, arizona. He authored numerous other books, including out of the sky, arizonas meteorite crater, and our stonepelted planet. Nininger canyon diablo commemorative coin for the past few months i have been working on a new coin to commemorate the life and work of harvey. Papers must cover original research conducted by the student and must have been written, submitted, or published between january 1, 2019 and december 31, 2019. Harvey nininger has been called the father of modern meteoritics.
Dec 27, 2015 harvey nininger was an extraordinarily persistent and modest gentleman from the great american midwest. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. His collection includes finds from the late meteorite pioneer harvey nininger, a. Nininger that meteorites are much more common on the surface of the earth than was previously thought. Dec 24, 2016 bornconway springs, kansas, usa, 17 january 1887.
What meteorites mean for science, culture, and kitsch. Nininger meteorite award center for meteorite studies asu. In the dedication to arizonas meteorite crater, nininger makes clear his passion for his science and for this particular place. History meteorite nininger center for meteorite studies asu. The nininger moments are articles or books written originally by harvey nininger and put into a consolidated form by al mitterling. Center for meteorite studies, arizona state university tempe, arizona. First, sputnik launched in october of 1957 and put space and anything related to it at the forefront of the american conscience.
He cut a number of canyon diablo meteorites into small chunks in a search to find the shock created diamonds that some canyon diablo meteorites contain. The nininger meteorite award recognizes outstanding student achievement in the meteoritical sciences as embodied by an original research paper. Sep 08, 2015 harvey harlow nininger was an american meteoriticist and educator, and although he was selftaught, he revived interest in scientific study of meteorites in the 1930s and assembled the largest. He was the first man to ever live from collecting, studying, trading, and selling meteorites. Oct 30, 2012 in the 1920s harvey nininger was a professor at mcpherson college teaching biology but he also taught a course in geology. How one man went from hunting meteorites to being hunted. This fascinating book tells all about meteors and meteorites, and is lavishly illustrated with photographs of interesting specimens of the several types. Harvey nininger canyon diablo meteorite coin harvey h. Dateedition newest first dateedition oldest first updating results. Nininger, an american meteoriticist, first suggested that multiplicious geological events may be triggered by massive impacts. One is harvey nininger s autobiographical account of his involvement with meteorites. A comet strikes the earth with an actual meteorite fragment by harvey harlow nininger and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. We do this by sharing resources with, the huge webbased book store.
Nininger, the famous meteorite hunter and selftaught meteoriticist, sold a portion of his collection to the british natural history museum in 1958. Nininger 18871986 in 1937, and reestablished as the laboratory by glenn i. In his career, nininger published some 162 scientific papers and four books relating to meteorites. Of course, before announcement the meteoritic origin of eaton, nininger did not find any other possible source of the specimen. This is a reference book with catalogue listing of meteorites up through january 1984. A relatively common meteorite such as the canyon diablo iron arizona, usa becomes highly collectible if it carries a nininger number. The nininger collection of meteorites, a catalog and a. The company still operates out of westminster, colorado. H h nininger abebooks abebooks shop for books, art. Harvey niningers 1948 attempt to nationalize meteor crater 1743 in june, 1935, nininger 1971 presented a paper pp. Harvey harlow nininger january 17, 1887 march 1, 1986 was an american meteoriticist and educator, and although he was selftaught, he revived interest in scientific study of meteorites in the 1930s and assembled the largest personal collection of meteorites up to that time he founded the american meteorite museum, which was first located near meteor crater, arizona 19421953, then. Nininger was the pioneer of modern meteorite research, and. Boyd in the published papers of harvey harlow nininger 1971.
Nininger, chapter 11 discovery pp175187 during the frequent meteorite hunting excursions that addie, margaret and i made in the summer of 1946, my interest turned more to the dust and small particles of sand grainsize that continually collected on our magnets. The nininger collection of meteorites, a catalog and a history. We have new and used copies available, in 0 edition starting at. In the 1920s harvey nininger was a professor at mcpherson college teaching biology but he also taught a course in geology. Pioneering meteorite hunter and scientist harvey h. As an exceptionally successful meteorite hunter, nininger collected specimens of 226 meteorite falls not previously identified, of which only eight were actually seen to fall. A nontechnical account is given of the development of scientific understanding of meteorite craters on earth. Nininger, addie delp 1892, nininger, harvey harlow 1887. Nininger, often called the worlds first and greatest meteorite expert, recounts the excitement of his long love affair with falling stars, those stones from the s. Could it be the car that harvey nininger was driving when he went to pick up mr. To this day, few stony meteorites are reported each year that can be considered to be accidental finds.
Miller from the university of kentucky on the subject of meteorites which intrigued him. Showing all editions for the nininger collection of meteorites, a catalog and a history, sort by. Even before its latest find, colorado has been one of the leading states in meteorite finds and falls. This book is a mustread to any natural history astronomy enthusiast or meteorite collector, but it is also a great read for the general reader. Buy the published papers of harvey harlow nininger. Nininger canyon diablo meteorites for sale the meteorite. Niningers extraordinary life was recounted in his thrilling autobiography, find a falling star a mustread for all meteorite enthusiasts. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new. This is an old, used book but it was in very good condition. American meteorite laboratory 1937 the american meteorite laboratory in denver, colorado was founded in sedona arizona as the american meteorite museum by pioneering meteoriticist harvey h.
Nininger papers 18641991 bulk 19141984 nininger, h. The geology of the craters is discussed in context. Nininger gave kansas for having so many discovered meteorites, the scarcity of terrestrial rocks, a dry climate and the interest factor, can be also said about colorado. Formats and editions of the nininger collection of meteorites. Nininger, the famous meteorite hunter and selftaught meteoriticist, sold a portion of his collection to the british natural. Several pictures accompanied the article showing the surfaces of stones and two pictures showing the face of a cut stony meteorite and a cut and polished iron with a pattern etched in. Huss 19211991 and margaret nininger huss daughter of harvey nininger in 1960. Nininger wrote much about his work in his 1933 book, our stonepelted planet, and listed 23 meteorite falls in kansas. In 1950 he published a catalog and history of the nininger meteorite collection. He describes how meteorites are formed and how they come to earth, and what happens when they get here. As the book suggests a list of the published papers put out by nininger in regards to a great number of scientific papers he presented. Harvey nininger and his successor, glenn huss, painted small, meticulous collection numbers on their specimens, which were accompanied by american meteorite laboratory specimen cards. The reason there are now more than 30,000 meteorite finds in the worlds collections started with the discovery by harvey h.