Uniformitarianism vs. Catastrophism Uniformitarianism and catastrophism are the two theories that are said to shape the Earth’s surface. Before James Hutton wrote his book about uniformitarianism, called Theory of the Earth, in 1788, nobody even considered that something other than catastrophism shaped the Earth’s surface. This was because they could see catastrophic change but they could not see gradual change. After Hutton published his book, people started to debate that the Earth was a lot older than they previously thought. Charles Lyell, a British geologist, reintroduced the idea of uniformitarianism when he published a series of books called Principles of Geology.
Terms to Know: Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment Scientific Revolution- a period when new ideas in physics, astronomy, biology, human anatomy, chemistry, and other sciences led to a rejection of doctrines that had prevailed starting in Ancient Greece and continuing through the Middle Ages. Copernicus, heliocentric view- He proposed a model of the solar system in which the planets orbit in perfect circles around the sun; his work ultimately led to rejection of the established geocentric cosmology. Tycho Brahe- a Danish astronomer whose observations of the planets provided the basis for Kepler's laws of planetary motion. Johannes Kepler- was a German mathematician, astronomer and astrologer, and key figure in the 17th century scientific revolution. 3 laws of planetary motion- a Danish astronomer whose observations of the planets provided the basis for Kepler's laws of planetary motion.
RUNNING HEAD: CONTINENTAL DRIFT DISCUSSION Class Instructor Student The theory of Continental Drift was first hypothesized by Alfred Wegener, a meteorologist and geologist from Germany, was officially disclosed in 1912. Born in Berlin, in the 1880s he was not credited with the discovery until after his death. It was assumed that Continental Drift was impossible because there was no hard evidence to explain how the continents of the world could be separated. It would take a force of great magnitude to cause such an aggressive displacement of land mass. Wegener’s theory called Pangaea or “all earth” (Weil, 1997), proposed that the entire earth had at one time been one huge land mass.
The main theory of plate tectonics was first developed by a German called Alfred Wegener in 1912. He saw that the continents appeared to fit together like the pieces of a jigsaw, a good example of this is the African and South American coastlines. This would suggest that they were at one time in Earth’s history joined together as part of a super continent Pangaea, which separated forming Gondawanaland and Laurasia to the north of the planed. Later evidence was found to support this theory; fossilised remains of a dinosaur, called the mesosaurus, was found on the east coast of South America and the west coast of Africa around the country of Gabon. There were also the same fossilised pollen species and rock sediments on these coastlines.
There were a lot Journal Article Review One 3 of names and dates given but not a lot of detail. I feel there should have been more backing information on the views that each scientist or geologist presented. When all you read are names and dates you tend to lose the reader’s attention. I also feel like the author could have had a little more information that was more up to date, such as current studies or studies that have been done more recently. In conclusion, I agree with Dr. Mortenson’s statement made in his article that evolution is not the cause for moral and social
For their efforts, along with a scientist named Wilkins, they were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology of Medicine in 1962 for their fascinating discoveries. James Watson was born April 6, 1928 (age 86) Chicago, Illinois. He was fascinated with bird watching, a hobby shared with his father, so he considered majoring in ornithology. Watson appeared on a popular radio show that challenged bright youngsters to answer questions. Thanks to the liberal policy of University president Robert Hutchins, he enrolled at the University of Chicago, where he was awarded a tuition scholarship, at the age of 15.
A knew form of geology called uniformitarianism emerged. Uniformitarianism meant that nature throughout time formed the earth. Mountains are formed slowly by erosion, slow forces that push together and go upward. Charles Lyell’s Principles of Geology was a book all about uniformitarianism that had the right time span needed for evolution to be proved. Charles Darwin later commented on his book On the Origin of Species “half came out of Lyell’s
Glynn Isaac was an incredible archaeologist and his findings are still used today when reviewing both paleolithic and neolithic history of hominin species. Although his origins began in South Africa, he his now remembered throughout the world. Glynn Isaac was born in Cape Town, South Africa on November 19, 1937("Glynn Llewelyn Isaac"). By 1958 Glynn had obtained his first degree at the University of Cape Town and had begun his adventure into the realm of archaeology. He then moved on to Cambridge to continue his education and began actual work within the field of archaeology.
Darwin apparently mistook Wallace's meaning, writing "nothing very new... Uses my simile of tree, [but] it seems all creation with him". However, he spelt out the details of Natural Selection to Lyell, who found the idea hard to accept but urged Darwin to publish to establish priority. [2] On 14 May 1856 Darwin began what became his draft for a book titled Natural Selection. Wallace collected specimens and corresponded with Darwin from Borneo.
Journey to the Center of the Earth, written by Jules Verne, is a 183 page book that takes place in the year 1863 when Otto Lidenbrock, the illustrious professor and mineralogist, discovers a coded message from the chemist Arne Saknussemm who was born in the 16th century. Lidenbrock is amazed by his discovery but is not able to decode it. Luckily Lidenbrock’s optimistic and excitable nephew Axel somehow finds a way to decode the document. Lidenbrock finds out that the message by Saknussemm says that any traveler that climbs the crater of Snæffels volcano can get into the center of the earth. Immediately, Lidenbrock starts to plan the journey and his nephew is convinced to join as well.