This illustration dates to the 1870s and shows an aerolite in the British Museum in London, England. The aerolites or meteoric stones, which fall onto Earth from outer space, consist usually of little else than metallic iron, alloyed with a little nickel. These meteorites are sometimes huge. One found in South America is calculated to weight 14 tons.
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This illustration dates to the 1870s and shows an aerolite in the British Museum in London, England. The aerolites or meteoric stones, which fall onto Earth from outer space, consist usually of little else than metallic iron, alloyed with a little nickel. These meteorites are sometimes huge. One found in South America is calculated to weight 14 tons.

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aerolite British Museum England meteoric stone metallic iron Industrial revolution 1870s 19th century

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