(meteorobs) meteor impacts

[Chris Peterson]

>I agree with Yann Kempf  on the etymologically of the word meteor. And
> with Chris Peterson. But if there is a study of meteors what is it
> called  Meteorology??

We settle for meteoritics, since the more obvious term was already taken. 
Just the same way that we settle for astronomy, because the fruitcakes had 
already claimed the more proper "astrology".

Chris

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Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
http://www.cloudbait.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "drobnock" <drobnock at penn.com>
To: <meteorobs at meteorobs.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 7:58 PM
Subject: (meteorobs) meteor impacts


>I agree with Yann Kempf  on the etymologically of the word meteor. And
> with Chris Peterson. But if there is a study of meteors what is it
> called  Meteorology??
>
> An example of the use of the word is found in  "The Mineral Springs of
> the United States and Canada,"  George E. Walton, 1874 (2nd ed) Page 16
> (Edme Mariotte concluded...)
> "From his experiments he concluded that all springs are due to meteoric
> water falling in the form of rain, snow, and dew, which permeates the
> earth till an ..."
>
> And  as the word meteorology implies weather conditions. there was a
> text of the 1870's demonstrating by   description    a tornado as a
> meteor, this 1870
> text indicates that still in the later part of the 19th century, when
> one would have thought the word meteor would be referring to a space
> rock,  it still applies to weather conditions -- rain and snow and
> wind..
>
> If you have not discovered the myth and human beliefs of meteors,  may I
> suggest  a review of the IMO related publication "Meteor Beliefs
> Project" IMC 2008 Alistair Mc Beath etal.  It adds to the literal and
> historical view of the word meteor.
>
> George John Drobnock