Preliminary results of our study an ancient meteorite records by the end of the Ching dynasty are presented in the present paper. Early in 645 B.C. there were formal records on meteorite falls and cosmoganesis of mete...Preliminary results of our study an ancient meteorite records by the end of the Ching dynasty are presented in the present paper. Early in 645 B.C. there were formal records on meteorite falls and cosmoganesis of meteorites. The utinization of iron meteorites for making weapons alloyed with bronze has a history of more than 3000 years (in the Shang and Zhou dynasties). By the time of 1064 (in the Sung dynasty) iron meteorites were well doeum anted. The geographical distribution and falling time of meteorites are also mentioned. The maximum number of meteorite falls was recorded in May and June against the minimum number in December in a year.33 serious calamities caused by meteorite f alls themselves, and several interesting records on meteorite falls are also described in this paper.展开更多
文摘Preliminary results of our study an ancient meteorite records by the end of the Ching dynasty are presented in the present paper. Early in 645 B.C. there were formal records on meteorite falls and cosmoganesis of meteorites. The utinization of iron meteorites for making weapons alloyed with bronze has a history of more than 3000 years (in the Shang and Zhou dynasties). By the time of 1064 (in the Sung dynasty) iron meteorites were well doeum anted. The geographical distribution and falling time of meteorites are also mentioned. The maximum number of meteorite falls was recorded in May and June against the minimum number in December in a year.33 serious calamities caused by meteorite f alls themselves, and several interesting records on meteorite falls are also described in this paper.