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单词 astrolithology
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astrolithology
astrolithology n.
Brit. /ˌastrəʊlᵻˈθɒlədʒi/
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U.S. /ˌæstroʊləˈθɑlədʒi/
now historical the branch of science that deals with the composition of meteorites; cf. meteoritics n.
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1846 C. U. Shepard in Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 2 377 The natural history treatment of the meteoric species will therefore constitute a new science, for which the name Astrolithology is suggested, (from αστὴρ a meteor, λὶθος a stone, and λογος a treatise).
1863 E. Hitchcock Reminisc. Amherst Coll. iii. 102 Since the establishment of a separate chair of Chemistry, his [sc. C. U. Shepard's] lectures have been confined chiefly to Mineralogy and Astrolithology.
1986 J. G. Burke Cosmic Debris iv. 139Astrolithology’..was a tabulation of the chemical constituents and of the mineral species found in meteorites.
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