Caroline Smith
Dr Caroline Smith is Curator of Meteorites at the Natural History Museum. She is the co-author of Meteorites, a Natural History Museum publication.
Books by Caroline Smith
Chronicles of the Crusades
by Geoffroy de Villehardouin and Jean de Joinville, edited by Caroline Smith
“If there is a medieval chronicle that stands out for being approachable, then it’s Joinville’s.” Read more...
The best books on The Crusades
Guy Perry, Historian
Meteorites
by Caroline Smith & Caroline Smith, Sara Russell and Gretchen Benedix
Meteorites are rocks from space that have fallen to the Earth’s surface. Once considered bad omens, they are now recognised as giving us a unique insight into the nature of material that was present at the formation of the Solar System. In this book, leading experts from the Natural History Museum provide a compelling and up-to-date introduction to these mysterious objects.
Interviews with Caroline Smith
The best books on Meteorites, recommended by Caroline Smith
One of the Natural History Museum’s experts in meteoritics, Dr Caroline Smith says the meteorites that land on earth predate our planet by about 150 million years and it’s not surprising that they land here
Interviews where books by Caroline Smith were recommended
The best books on Meteorites, recommended by Caroline Smith
One of the Natural History Museum’s experts in meteoritics, Dr Caroline Smith says the meteorites that land on earth predate our planet by about 150 million years and it’s not surprising that they land here
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God’s War
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The Making of Europe: Conquest, Colonization and Cultural Change, 950-1350
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The Crusades: Islamic Perspectives
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Chronicles of the Crusades
by Geoffroy de Villehardouin and Jean de Joinville, edited by Caroline Smith -
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Seven Myths of the Crusades
edited by Alfred J. Andrea and Andrew Holt
The best books on The Crusades, recommended by Guy Perry
The best books on The Crusades, recommended by Guy Perry
Once seen as a great romantic adventure, the Crusades tend to be viewed now as an early venture in Western imperialism. But, as the Oxford historian Guy Perry explains, there is nothing so simple about them. He chooses five books that get to the complex truth of the Crusades as historical phenomena.
