Biology 1201A Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte De Buffon, Kinetic Theory Of Gases, Cell Theory
5 Nov 2015
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Common an untested idea or opinion; speculation. Scientific an explanation of a set of natural phenomena, based upon proven or testable hypotheses and observations. Examples of scientific theories: string theory, cell theory, kinetic molecular. Aristotle (384-322 bce) & the scaia natura. He believed evolution was a ladder of natural things. Carl von linne came up with the linnean system from his life (1707-78) where he named every species; this is also referred to as nomenclature. Le comte de buffon (1708-1788) said that life on earth is static and unchanging. Traits that were once useful to an organism but no longer are. This is no longer accepted as a respectable theory. Transformational theory of evolution jean-baptiste lamarck (1744-1829) Over their life, changes in environment cause them to change its behaviour or structures this change is then passed down to offspring (inheritance)
