ANTH 225 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Nicolas Steno, Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte De Buffon, Nicolaus Copernicus
25 Oct 2016
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Aristotle: a continual progression from simple to higher life forms the ape was the transition between humans and lower life forms. Nicolaus copernicus (1514) - challenged the idea that the earth was the center of the universe. Andreas vesalius (1543) - anatomist who challenged the tradition of dogmatically following galen and aristotle comparative anatomy showed humans were very similar to other animals. Observation and natural theology (1600s) european naturalists began to observe nature for themselves. Natural theology- rational search fro god"s divine design notable names: robert hooke, william harvey, william paley. Carolous linnaeus (1758) - tried to classify all life on earth to reflect god"s design grouped together similar animals to hierarchical categories believed species were fixed and immutable created binomial system (genus species) Georges-louis leclerc, comte de buffon (1774) - non-biblical history of earth thought the sun was impacted by a large object that created a the earth.
