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Ancient men have long known that rocks fell from the skies, but the scientists of the day were disinclined to accept such a ridiculous notion. In fact, President Thomas Jefferson was known to say that he would sooner believe that a Yankee scientist would lie, than that stones would fall from the heavens.

But a stony-iron meteorite was, according to legend, incorporated into the blade of Jim Bowie's remarkable knife, and there have been other legends of notable swords made from "iron from God".

The widespread acceptance of meteorites as stones falling from the skies probably came in the early 1800's.

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Meteoroids have been known to exist in our solar system for centuries, with documented observations dating back to ancient times. The concept of meteoroids as distinct entities originated in the 19th century with the recognition of meteors (shooting stars) as phenomena caused by small celestial bodies entering Earth's atmosphere.

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Nearly all meteorites were formed at the time of the formation of the Solar

System. That means they are about 4.5 billion years old.

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In the Early phase

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