[meteorite-list] Thomas Jefferson on meteorites

[AL Mitterling]

Hi Jeffery,

Jefferson is certainly one of the founding fathers I look up to and you 
are right, we sure need more like him today in the political arena.

Interesting post on Jefferson and what he probably really said. I have 
heard that the quote: "I would rather believe that two Yankee professors 
would lie than believe that stones would fall from heaven." was 
something overheard (by servants?) (I have no sources).

Perhaps Jefferson was making light of the event and someone took it 
seriously. Since he was a scientist and curious about nature, I doubt he 
would have dismissed the event so easily without reasonable study and 
questioning of the witnesses.

Thanks for the post!

--AL Mitterling