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Bishop Usser
He told that earth was 4004 B.C old -
Spontaineus Generation
When lemunhook invented the microscope magnifyng glass the science fueld and Francesco Redi showed that flyng maggots often crop up in putrified meat they are to small to see with naked eye but not a result of spontaineus generation -
Linnaeus
A Scientiest who helpd the rise of evolution and a naturalist he helps to the harmony of religion and science -
Comte de Buffon
Is one of the first persons who say that we came from ancestors that were not always humans -
Natural Theology
Natural theology talks about god existance and his atributes of making the world and taken it with a comparison with the designer of the pocket watch. -
Lamarck
Lamarck is the one that told that traits were passed from generations.(adaptation) -
Cuvier
He argues that modern creatures are far too complex to have evolved naturally, and insists that life "stood still" between catastrophes -
Lyell
Lyell describes immense age of Earth -
Beagle Voyage
Beagle voyage transforms Darwin. -
Neanderthal
a debate over whether all humans are the direct descendants of Adam and Eve. The skull looks much like a modern human -
Wallace
Wallace provokes Darwin to publish. Wallace has struck upon the theory of natural selection that Darwin has been researching for 20 years. -
Origin of Species
While far from the first work on evolution, Darwin's book (more fully entitled On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection) is the most influential. -
Ape debate
Darwin's foes protest ape-man connection. While On the Origin of Species does not address human evolution. -
Evolution Accepted
Evolution accepted. Some prominent scientists continue to reject the idea of evolution. -
Decendent of Man
Darwin explores The Descent of Man. -
Horse Fossils
Horse fossils reveal a story of evolution. -
Darwins Burial
Darwin's body is laid to rest in a place of honor, near the grave of Sir Isaac Newton. -
Radioactivity
leads to stunning calculations of Earth's age. Failure to understand radioactivity within Earth threw off earlier calculations. With a new understanding of radioactivity, rock-dating techniques show that Earth is more than 4.3 billion years old -
Pilldown man
The fossil skull called Piltdown Man seems to be this link. -
First anti evolution bill
First anti-evolution bills passed. -
Man like apes
The fossils are found along with the skull of an ancient baboon that has a mysterious opening. Dart speculates that the clever "man-like ape" killed the baboon and extracted its brain for food. -
Textbooks
Tennessee law bans teaching human evolution. -
Tenessee Bill
Tennessee law bans teaching human evolution. -
anti evolution bills
Anti-evolution bills spread. In the years following the Scopes trial, some 35 new anti-evolution bills are proposed in 20 states, -
Neo darwinism
By the early 1940s, the science of genetics has offered profound new insights into evolution. -
Evolution shunned
Evolution shunned in U.S. schools. With textbooks effectively censored by commercial concerns and many anti-evolutionist rulings and regulations in place. -
Supreme court
Supreme Court bans religion in public schools.
