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Why was Darwins theory not accepted?
Darwin's theory was accepted,at first Darwin himself did not publish his findings as he did not feel anybody else would agree with his findings but once he found that a fellow scientist had conducted the same research and was going to publish his findings Darwin then also decided that he would publish his findings also.
How does Edmund Locard's Exchange Principle apply to forensic science?
Dr. Locard was the first Forensic Scientist. His theory was that anytime a person comes into contact with anything, they leave silent evidence that they were there. The suspect of a crime will leave evidence that he was there, and like wise, he will take evidence with him.
Nebular Theory was proposed by?
There is evidence that the Nebular hypothesis was first proposed in 1734 by Emanuel Swedenborg.Immanuel Kant, who was familiar with Swedenborg's work, developed the theory further in 1755. A similar model was proposed in 1796 by Pierre-Simon Laplace.
How is Darwin's theory called a theory?
His first paper was titled:- 'On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties; and on the Perpetuation of Varieties and Species by Natural Means of Selection' His book was titled 'On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or The Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life' (usually abbreviated to On the Origin of Species). In these publications he set described things/features that could be seen in the biological world and presented a process by which these could arise over time, with evidence to support these proposals. As such his publications conform to the scientific method and may be called a theory. His proposals are now well accepted as being a correct/true description about how the variety of life as we know it came to be on our planet and form the basis of modern evolutionary theory. *In scientific terminology, a theory is a proposal/explanation with evidence that could be defended (a fossil record, the different bird specie variations, etc.) and an idea that can be used to predict further developments; in this case, that there have been/are/will be major changes to an organism's DNA/RNA over time as it adapts to its environment, which can be proven with a decent microscope and some bacteria, and common acceptance in the scientific community (tick this box).
When Alfred Wegener first published his theory of continental drift the vast majority of scientists refused to accept the theory It took 50 years before the theory of continental drift was accepted?
In which of the following ways can scientific knowledge change and grow? a popular scientist states that a prevailing theory is not correcta single experiment disproves a prevailing theorya large number of experiments challenge a prevailing theory-experiments reaffirm the validity of a prevailing theory.
Why scientists rejected wegener's hypothesis of continental drift?
Scientist rejected Wegners hypothesis of continental drift at first because he did not have enogh evidence to support his theory. He failed to provide a suitable mechanism that could cause the continents to move.
When was the darninim theory of evolution accepted?
The theory of evolution was accepted by scientists in 1859, Darwin's first book was published the same year that his theory was accepted.
Why did scientists reject wegners theory of continental drift?
Scientist rejected Wegners hypothesis of continental drift at first because he did not have enogh evidence to support his theory. He failed to provide a suitable mechanism that could cause the continents to move.
Although Dalton's atomic theory was rejected at first he used his theory to do what that soon resulted in his theory being accepted by scientists?
Instead of just stating his own personal opinions John Dalton cited evidence to support his atomic theory. The giving of evidence - which could be proved or disproved by others - was what soon resulted in his theory being accepted by scientists.
Why wasn't Wegener's theory of Pangaea accepted at first?
His idea was not accepted because people back then did not believe that the plates could move. They also thought you could fall off the Earth but that is a different question. The theory was put forward first by Abraham Orthelius but was fully developed by Alfred Wegner. His theory was not thought of because people thought it was not possible for the tectonic plates of the earth to move.
Did Einstein steal the relativity-theory from his wife?
There is no credible evidence to suggest that Albert Einstein stole the theory of relativity from his first wife, Mileva Marić. While there are debates about the extent of Marić's contribution to Einstein's work, it is widely accepted that Einstein developed the theory of relativity independently.
Who first suggested there was a pangeae or a continental drift?
In the year 1911 a German meteorologist noticed that the contents looked like the fit in together. Wegner (Veg-ner) did some research regarding the subject. Wegners theory states that parts of the Earths crust slowly drift atop a liquid core. Landforms fossils and climates helped support his theory. There were two big flaws in Wegners theory; there was no feasible explanation for the cause of Continental drift because you can be on top of something liquid and not move and that there was no evidence that continents plowed through the ocean basin. No one believed Wegner's theory. 20 years later Wegner died and then after another 20 years we developed the technology and proved Wegners theory.
Who was the first to propose a theory of evolution documented by evidence?
Darwin .
Was the theory of a 'super continent' originally accepted by scientists?
When German meteorologist Alfred Wegener first published his theory on Pangea (super continent) he was widely ridiculed for it. Some of the reaction to his theory on continental shift and a super continent was actually quite hostile. The idea was first put forward in 1912 but it wasn't until the 1950's that his idea was really rethought. By then evidence of continental drift was starting to support his ideas.
Is Darwin theory real?
As real as any scientific theory. Cell theory, the theory of gravity, germ theory of disease, quantum theory and the theory of relativity are all theories that are well supported by the evidence and explain the phenomenon we observe in nature. The theory of evolution by natural selection is no longer " Darwin's theory ", but has been strengthened and added to in the 151 tears since Darwin and Wallace first proposed evolutionary theory.
Andreas Vesalius discovery of the sun?
He was an anatomist, and had nothing to do with Astronomy. Nicholas Copernicus was the first person to produce a heliocentric (sun centered) theory, but most people rejected it at the time because experts believed that Earth was the center of everything. Tycho Brahe accepted his theory though, and created an observatory. He provided evidence of Copernicus's theory.
Why did people think wegner's theory was wrong?
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