Earth Sciences 2240F/G Chapter 1: EARTHSCI2240F- Unit 1 Chapter 1

• School: Western University
• Department: Earth Sciences
• Course: Earth Sciences 2240F/G
• Professor: Elizabeth Webb

Document Summary

Central purpose of greek and medieval philosophy about the natural world was to link (cid:449)he(cid:374)e(cid:448)er o(cid:374)e spe(cid:272)ulated a(cid:271)out (cid:449)ith the (cid:858)divine stru(cid:272)ture of the u(cid:374)i(cid:448)erse(cid:859) all scientific consideration under the scrutiny of religion. 1. 0 geology and religion: study of geology rather than the astronomers or physicists that challenged orthodox religion. Chapter 1: philosophy: problems with observation & interpretation. Thomas burnet: assu(cid:373)ed all the u(cid:374)e(cid:448)e(cid:374) features of earth(cid:859)s surfa(cid:272)e resulted fro(cid:373) noah(cid:859)s flood, later wrote an allegorical interpretation of the days of creation. Archbishop ussher (after calculations of birth and death recounted in the bible and very close examination of every other official document he could find) pronounced that earth came into existence at sunset of october 22nd 4004 b. c. 2. 0 catastrophism: an attempt to recognize the importance of geological processes, but sequence them and confine them within the concept of biblical studies. Baron cuvier: published findings of his study of the sedimentary rocks forming the layers of the paris.