(meteorobs) Stone at Mecca
joseph_town at att.net
joseph_town at att.net
Thu Oct 27 17:37:35 EDT 2005
It's a stone age mentality. No samples allowed. No room for inquirity.
Bill
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Roberto G." <md6648 at mclink.it>
> From: <gsuhas1 at vsnl.com>
> To: "Global Meteor Observing Forum" <meteorobs at meteorobs.org>
> Sent: Monday, October 24, 2005 5:42 AM
> Subject: Re: RE: (meteorobs) Stone at Mecca
>
>
> > Spelling of the place in Dehli is Mehrauli.
> > Suhas
> > India
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Hunter, Robert" <rhunter at midrex.com>
> > Date: Friday, October 21, 2005 1:53 am
> > Subject: RE: (meteorobs) Stone at Mecca
> >
> > > But it's continually touched and kissed by innumerable people. It
> > > stayspolished. Plus, it should have some nickel in it. And, if
> > > it's fine
> > > grained, it wouldn't tend to rust anyway. Wrought iron is remarkably
> > > rust resistant.
> > >
> > > The iron pillar of Meharala (sp?) has been stuck in the dirt for at
> > > least 1400 years. It's in the center of Delhi. The part of it that
> > > people touch is absolutely smooth and black. It looks just like the
> > > black stone. The rest of it is brown and rusty. But, amazingly, even
> > > the part beneath grade level has not rusted away.
>
> Do you known if chemical, isotopic and metal analisis of the pillar
> of Mehrauli are known?
> Best greetings.
> Roberto Gorelli
>
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