Reviews. 



Catalogue of the Ward-Coonley Collection of Meteorites. By Henry 

 A. Ward. Chicago, 1904. 



The third catalogue of this collection has been issued within four 

 years as a consequence of its rapid growth from 424 falls in 1900 to 603 

 falls in 1904. The weight of the present collection aggregates 2,495''^. 

 It contains 241 falls of siderites, 28 of siderohtes, and 334 of aerolit s. The 

 number of specimens is about 1600. The greater number of falls is from 

 North America and Europe, but there are considerable numbers from Asia, 

 Africa, Australia, Sandwich Islands, and South America. 



The catalogue is prefaced by a statement of the method by which the 

 collection was gathered together and an account of the most noteworthy 

 specimens. Under the entry of each fall is given the date and locality of 

 fall, the name and description of the meteorite, the reference to the pub- 

 lished description, together with the weight of the chief piece and the total 

 weight of the material in the collection. 



There is in addition an alphabetical list of all known meteorites, and 

 another giving their geographical distribution, arranged according to 

 countries. This is followed by a statement of the latest revised classifica- 

 tion of meteorites by Dr. Aristides Brezina, of Vienna, giving the system, 

 composition, and name, with the list of meteorites belonging to each 

 division. 



The Ward-Coonley collection also contains a library of over 800 titles, 

 besides some minerals characteristic of meteorites, a small collection of their 

 sections, specimens of terrestrial iron, and a series of casts of meteorites. 

 The collection is at present exhibited in the American Museum of Natural 

 History in New York city. 



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