ANT 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Catastrophism, James Ussher, Emma Darwin
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How evolution works: biological evolution: biological evolution: not progress, a change in genetic structure of a population over time. Science began to take the course that has led us to where we are today. Scientist began to question the ridged of the universe. All species that had ever been on the planet existed-no extinction. The sun revolved around the earth, the earth was round. 384-322 bc- aristotle great chain of being (all animals meet purpose) 2nd ad ptolemy says the earth is the center of the universe. The change began with copemicus in 1514 (the sun revolved around the earth) was placed on house arrest. 17th century: descartes (i think therefore i am, newton, keppler (modern physics) John ray first to recognize and define what a species is and first to use genus. Linnaeus (1707-1778) 1735 classification system still used today: believed in fixity (didn"t believe in evolution)
