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Also Known As	aerolite • aerolith

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The Ankober meteorite, a stony meteorite classified as an ordinary chondrite, which fell in Ethiopia in 1942. One surface has been sawed and polished, revealing the internal structure. The light spots are nickel-iron alloy; the surrounding gray matrix is composed of silicate minerals.

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Nicolaus Copernicus. Nicolas Copernicus (1473-1543) Polish astronomer. In 1543 he published, forward proof of a Heliocentric (sun centered) universe. Coloured stipple engraving published London 1802. De revolutionibus orbium coelestium libri vi.

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