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Gr 5 Up—Seventeenth-century Europeans, heavily influenced by the Bible, first credited fossils as proof of heavenly power. The interest surrounding these discoveries closely tracks the development of European science, particularly since the time of Robert Hooke and the earliest modern microscopes. One of Lendler's persistent subtexts is the gradual triumph of scientific research and reasoning over religious dogmatism. For instance, it wasn't until just after the French Revolution that Georges Cuv...Log In or Sign Up to Read More