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Book reviewed in this article: Tektite—Zeugen kosmischer Katastrophen by G. Heinen Dana's New Mineralogy—The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Eighth Edition edited by Richard V. Gaines;, H. Catherine W. Skinner, Eugene E. Foord, Brian Mason and Abraham Rosenzweig Tektites, A Cosmic Paradox by Hal Povenmire and edited by John A. O'Keefe 'Silica ‘96’: Meeting on Libyan Desert Glass and Related Desert Events edited by Vincenzo de Michele     

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Book reviewed in this article: Ripples in the Cosmos: A View Behind the Scenes of the New Cosmology by Michael Rowan-Robinson. Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics edited by Geoffrey Burbidge, David Layzer, and Allan Sandage. Planetologie: Eine Einführung by Ludolf Schultz. Mars edited by Hugh H. Kieffer, Bruce M. Jakosky, Conway W. Snyder and Mildred S. Matthews.     

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Book reviewed in this article: Impact Cratering—A Geologic Process by H. J. Melosh. Origins and Extinctions, edited by Donald E. Osterbrock and Peter H. Raven.     

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Book reviewed in this article: Encyclopedia of Planetary Sciences edited by J. H. Shirley and R. W. Fairbridge, Chapman and Hall Asteroids: Their Nature and Utilization by Charles T. Kowal Review of Electronic Imaging in Astronomy: Detectors and Instrumentation by I. S. McLean Galileo's Commandment: An Anthology of Great Science Writing edited by Edmund Blair Bolles. W. H. Freeman The Manson Impact Structure, Iowa: Anatomy of an Impact Crater edited by C. Koeberl and R. R. Anderson     

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Book Reviews in this article: Chondrules and the Protoplanetary Disk edited by R. H. Hewins, R. H. Jones, and E. R. D. Scott. Rain of Iron and Ice: The Very Real Threat of Comet and Asteroid Bombardment by John S. Lewis. Météorites! (exhibit at the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle) and Les Météorites edited by B. Zanda, M. Rotaru and P. de la Cotardière. METEORITE! edited by Joel Schiff. Published quarterly by Pallasite Press,     

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Books Reviewed in this article: Rogue Asteroids and Doomsday Comets by Duncan Steel. Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volume 33 edited by G. Burbidge and A. Sandage. Life in the Universe (A Scientific American Special Issue). W. H. Freeman and Company     

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Book reviewed in this article: Shoemaker by Levy: The Man who Made an Impact by David H. Levy Impact Stratigraphy: The Italian Record by Alessandro Montanari and Christian Koeberl The Odessa Meteorite Craters and Their Geological Implications by Glen L. Evans and Charles E. Mear Mapping and Naming the Moon: A History of Lunar Cartography and Nomenclature by Ewen A. Whitaker Impacts and the Early Earth edited by Iain Gilmour and Christian Koeberl     

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Book reviewed in this article: Introduction to Mineralogy by William D. Nesse. Cometography: A Catalog of Comets by Gary W. Kronk. Texture and Anisotropy: Preferred Orientations in Polycrystals and their Effect on Materials Properties by U. F. Kocks, C. N. Tomé and H‐R. Wenk. The Star of Bethlehem: The Legacy of the Magi by Michael R. Molnar.     

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Book reviewed in this article: Evolutionary Catastrophes: The Science of Mass Extinction by Vincent Courtillot. Brother Astronomer: Adventures of a Vatican Scientist by Brother Guy Consolmagno SJ. Photochemistry of Planetary Atmospheres by Yuk L. Yung and William B. DeMore. Looking for Earths: The Race to Find New Solar Systems by Alan Boss. Venus Revealed: A New Look Below the Clouds of our Mysterious Twin Planet by David H. Grinspoon.     

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Book reviewed in this article: Fire in the Sky: Comets and Meteors, the Decisive Centuries, in British Art and Science by Roberta J. M. Olson and Jay M. Pasachoff Planetary Materials edited by J. J. Papike Destiny or Chance: Our Solar System and Its Place in the Cosmos by Stuart Ross Taylor Properties of Earth and Planetary Materials at High Pressure and Temperature edited by Murli H. Manghnami and Takehiko Yagi Night Comes to the Cretaceous: Dinosaur Extinction and the Transformation of Modern Geology by James Lawrence Powell     

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Book reviewed in this article: Hazards Due to Comets & Asteroids edited by T. Gehrels. Collecting Meteorites: Starting in Your Own Back Yard by H. Carman and T. Kapitany.     

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Book Revieweds in this article: Victor Moritz Goldschmidt: Father of Modern Geochemistry by Brian Mason Meteorites: The Key to Our Existence by Robert Hutchison and Andrew Graham From Mantle to Meteorites edited by K. Gopalan, Vinod K. Gaur, B. L. K. Somayajulu and J. D. Macdougall Our Universe: An Armchair Guide by Michael Rowan-Robinson. W. H. Freeman Comets: A Chronological History of Observation, Science, Myth, and Folklore by Donald K. Yeomans Dictionary of Minor Planet Names by Lutz D. Schmadel.     

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Book reviewed in this article: Rendezvous in Space: The Science of Comets by John C. Brandt and Robert D. Chapman The Care and Conservation of Geological Material: Minerals, Rocks, Meteorites and Lunar Finds edited by Frank M. Howie Remote Geochemical Analysis: Elemental and Mineralogical Composition edited by Carlé M. Pieters and Peter A. J. Englert Transuranium Elements: A Half Century edited by L. R. Morss and J. Fuger     

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Book reviewed in this article: Fault-Related Rocks: A Photographic Atlas edited by A. W. Snoke, J. Tullis, and V. R. Todd. The Search for Life on Other Planets by Bruce Jakosky. The Search for Extraterrestrial Life: Essays on Science and Technology edited by Peter Day Cosmic Bullets: High Energy Particles in Astrophysics by Roger Clay and Bruce Dawson. Pluto and Charon edited by S. Alan Stern and David J. Tholen. Fanfare for Earth by Harry McSween, Jr. St.     

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Book reviewed in this article: Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volume 32 edited by G. Burbidge, D. Layzer and A. Sandage. Properties and Growth of Diamond edited by G. Davies. INSPEC, the Institution of Electrical Engineers, 1994 Noble Gas Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry edited by J. Matsuda. Explore the Planets by G. Jeffrey Taylor.     

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Book reviewed in this article: Origin of the Earth and Moon edited by R. M. Canup and K. Righter Bolshaya Medveditsa (Great Bear), No 1 edited by Yuri A. Vedernikov     

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Book reviewed in this article: Islands in the Sky: Bold New Ideas for Colonizing Space edited by Stanley Schmidt and Robert Zubrin Mineralogy Tutorials: Interactive Instruction on CD-ROM Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Volume 24 edited by G. W. Wetherill, A. L. Albee and K. C. Burke. Discovering the Cosmos by R. C. Bless.     

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Book reviewed in this article: Exploring Meteorite Mysteries: A Teacher's Guide with Activities for Earth and Space Science by Marilyn Lindstrom, Jaclyn Allen, Allan Treiman, Carl Allen, and Anita Dodson. Natural Catastrophes During Bronze Age Civilisations: Archeological, Geological, Astronomical and Cultural Perspectives edited by Benny J. Peiser, Trevor Palmer, and Mark E. Bailey. Meteors and Meteorites: An Historic Archive of Articles, Books and Catalogues, Vol. I (cd-rom ). Compiled and edited by Eric Hutton, 1998. The Cosmic Travelers Series (three videotape set).     

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Book reviewed in this article: Geochronology and Thermochronology by the ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar Method: Second Edition by Ian McDougall and T. Mark Harrison. Protostars and Planets IV edited by V. Mannings, A. P. Boss, and S. S. Russell. The Star Formation Newsletter edited by Bo Reipurth. Astronomical Origins of Life: Steps Towards Panspermia by F. Hoyle and N. C. Wickramasinghe. Here Be Dragons: The Scientific Quest for Extraterrestrial Life by David Koerner and Simon LeVay.     

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Book reviewed in this article: An introduction to the solar system , edited by Neil McBride and Iain Gilmour. Meteorites: A petrologic, chemical and isotopic synthesis , by Robert Hutchinson.