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THE QUR'AN LEADS THE W A Y TO SCIENCE

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He was the founder of the famous
Greenwich observatory and the first
astronomer royal of England. Flamsteed,
who, after innumerable observations,
produced the first great star map of the
telescopic age, was also a devout clergyman.
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Woodward was one of the great founding fathers of the science of
geology. One of Woodward's valuable contributions was the
establishment of an important paleontological museum at Cambridge,
and the geology branch there.
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Linnaeus, a scientist of great piety, conducted very important studies in
botany. He proved that plants reproduce sexually, and introduced to
science the notion of "biological taxonomy".
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Deluc was a Swiss physicist who coined the term "geology". He and his
father developed the modern mercury thermometer and the hygrometer.
He is known for his belief in creation, and for his challenge to the idea that
the universe and life came about by coincidence.
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Herschel was one of the most accomplished astronomers of the 18th
century. Herschel, who constructed the most advanced reflecting
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