JHE353H1 Study Guide - Abraham Gottlob Werner, James Hutton, Plutonism
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Concept of change, now new species and come up with how to better understand it. Over time they change what allowed allowing that change to happen. Concept for species transmutation, need more time to allow for change to occur. Cuvier wanted stability tired of revolution and of social order so wanted some stability to be given, had other scientist radicals who wanted change and another who don"t want chnge. Radical change materialism based on natural law and other groups to use new scientific evidence to support old theories. evidence. Buffon molten rock experiment earth was hot and cold. And 6 days is a metaphor not taken literally. Really religious people and devout to the church try to explain the people with scientific facts coming up. Flood with newtonian laws, laws that govern everything this was burnet make sense of them.