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Stratigraphy Study of laying rock
Nicholaus Steno Interested in Rock formation.
Teeth are similar to rocks.
James Hutton Father of modern geology.
Proposed that small changes become very noticeable over time.
William Smith Proposed that different rock layers contain the same fossils and could
classify geographically isolated strata
William Paley Proposed the Watchmaker Analogy
Watchmaker Analogy The premise that rocks should be analyzed just as much as a watch
should if it's randomly found.
Jean Baptise Lamarck Proposed that life was driven from simple to complex. Adaptations
occur occurs through inheritance of acquired changes.
Thomas Robert Malthus Wrote an essay on the Principal of Population. Stated that in times of
famine extinction will occur
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Stratigraphy Study of laying rock
Nicholaus Steno Interested in Rock formation.
Teeth are similar to rocks.
James Hutton Father of modern geology.
Proposed that small changes become very noticeable over time.
William Smith Proposed that different rock layers contain the same fossils and could
classify geographically isolated strata
William Paley Proposed the Watchmaker Analogy
Watchmaker Analogy The premise that rocks should be analyzed just as much as a watch
should if it's randomly found.
Jean Baptise Lamarck Proposed that life was driven from simple to complex. Adaptations
occur occurs through inheritance of acquired changes.
Thomas Robert Malthus Wrote an essay on the Principal of Population. Stated that in times of
famine extinction will occur
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