GEOL 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Linnaean Taxonomy, Shen Kuo, Nicolas Steno
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The surface of the earth was not set, changed through time. Recorded observations and classifications of a variety of ores and minerals. Described minerals based on hardness, crystal structure. Natural history and philosophy thrived in the middle east and china during the. Change in climate, landforms, and organisms through time. Classification of minerals and rocks based on aristotle"s work. Cabinets of curiosities- the precursors to museums. Basically they were rooms where rich men collected items from around the world. Growing interest in surveying and classifying the natural world. Taphonomy- the transition, in its entirety, of the biosphere into the lithosphere. Driven by interest in proving biblical history, particularly the flood. Demonstrated that fossils were remains of living organisms. Fossil record represented a chronology of past life. Founding principles of stratigraphy- steno"s laws *important* The study of layered rocks, and their relationships in space and time. Scottish physician and naturalist, the father of geology .
