The Fallen Sky: An Intimate History of Shooting Stars

Author/Contributor(s):	Cokinos, Christopher
Publisher:	Tarcher
Date:	8/5/2010
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

In this acclaimed volume, prizewinning poet and nature writer Christopher Cokinos takes us on an epic journey from Antarctica to outer space, weaving together natural history, memoir, and in-depth profiles of amateur researchers, rogue scientists, and stargazing dreamers to tell the riveting tale of how the study of meteorites became a modern science.