Library of Meteoritics

The Library of Meteoritics of the Tricottet Collection contains about 300 volumes related to meteorites and tektites. It is composed of antiquarian books, collection catalogues, newspaper clippings, inscribed books and unique manuscripts and correspondence letters. The library includes works from significant figures such as A. Brezina, E.F.F. Chladni, E. Cohen, O.C. Farrington, E.L. Krinov, G.P. Merrill, S. Meunier or H.H. Nininger. Very rare books include De indole et origine Aerolithorum by J.O. Bjorn (1816) and the 2-volume The Sikhote Alin Iron Meteorite Fall (in Russian) by V.G. Fesenkov and E.L. Krinov (1959-1963). Other important works include Die Meteorite in Sammlungen, ihre Geschichte, mineralogische und chemische Beschaffenheit by O. Buchner (1863), E. F. F. Chladni's Beschreibung seiner Sammlung vom Himmel herabgefallener Massen by E.F.F. Chladni (1825), Ueber die Meteoriten oder die meteorifchen Stein und Eifenmaffen by A. Kenngott (1863), Die Meteoriten by Partsch (1843), The Ward-Coonley Collection of Meteorites by Ward (1900) and Die Meteoriten in Sammlungen und ihre Literatur by E.A. Wülfing. The library also includes correspondence letters from G.L. English, G.I. Huss, G.P. Merrill and O.E. Monnig. Transcripts of these letters can be found in our Manuscript & Correspondence Archive.