Nicholas Steno |
definition: A scientist who came up with the laws of stratigraphy.
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He was born into a wealthy family and was briefly a scientist. He then went into geology and created the laws of stratigraphy. They are Law of Cross-Cutting Relations, Law of Original Horizontality, and Law of Superposition. After being a geologist he become a priest. During 1686 he died.
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We use his Laws of stratigraphy when we use the Mar's packet. The Law of Cross-Cutting Relations helps us with an aerial view. The Law of Superposition tells us which layer is younger or older. The Law of Original Horozontality tells us if the bed of rock is at an angle then we know that something happened to it.
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"Nicholas Steno." Wikipedia. February 24, 2008 . Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.. 26 Feb 2008 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas_Steno>. Aber, James. "Nicolaus Steno." Nicolaus Steno 2007 26 February 2008 <http://academic.emporia.edu/aberjame/histgeol/steno/steno.htm>. |
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