Find #7 · meteorite
A chemist analyzed a Maryland meteorite stone in 1826, weighing it and splitting it with a magnet
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Art. XVIII.—Analysis of the Maryland Aerolite. By Georce Cuitton, Lectarer on Chemistry, &c.*
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The American Journal of Science and Arts printed George Chilton's chemical analysis of a Maryland aerolite, noting that a notice of its fall had appeared in the previous volume. The piece examined weighed about 228 grains and had a specific gravity of 3.66, and was split by magnet into magnetic and non-magnetic portions. The page does not give the fall date or exact location, and it is unclear which catalogued meteorite this corresponds to, likely the 1825 Nanjemoy, Maryland fall.
- How forgotten?
- little-known · A Maryland stone fall of the mid-1820s (possibly Nanjemoy, 1825) appears in meteorite catalogues, but this early chemical analysis by Chilton is obscure and the identification is not confirmed from the page.
- Web check
- Unclear · The Nanjemoy, Maryland meteorite (fell 10 Feb 1825) is well documented. A modern index lists Chilton's "Analysis of the Maryland Aerolite" in AJS vol. 10 (1826), pp. 131-7. Other sources include a Zenodo record of Carver's notice and a Meteorite Times bicentennial article. (9 sources seen)
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Source
The American Journal of Science and Arts 1826-02: Vol 10 (10), 1826-02