A noted 4-meter asteroid, 2008 TC 3, was observed in space on a collision course with Earth on 6 October 2008 and entered Earth's atmosphere the next day, striking a remote area of northern Sudan. It was the first time that a meteoroid had been observed in space and tracked prior to impacting Earth.
In the mean time, it is still possible to reconstruct in a limited manner the development of Thomas Paineâs religious beliefs. Born in England during the latter years of the Enlightenment he was first shaped by his Quaker father and Catholic mother.
â Thomas Paine, The American Crisis. Like. âTHESE are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.he pamphlet was read to George Washingtonâs troops in December 1776. Days later, these same troops crossed the Delaware River and attacked the British encampment in Trenton, New Jersey. The pamphlet opens with a familiar line: âThese are the times that try menâs souls.â.