Steno, Nicolaus (1638–1687)

A respected anatomist, crystallographer, and priest, Nicolaus Steno (Danish: Niels Steensen) is hailed as one of the founders of modern geology. Through his dissections, laboratory experiments, and field observations, Steno was one of the first natural philosophers to ...

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