17-1800's
I know that James Hutton is considered a father of modern geology and he was born during some where in the 1720's so that's the closest answer, also Charles Lydel was born during the late 1790's.
- The first three Chinese dynasties, the Xia, Shang and Zhou, are often referred as the '3 holy dynasties'.
- Qin Shi Huang, ruler of the Qin Dynasty became the first emperor of a unified China.
-The first dynasty established in China was the Xia Dynasty. Most of what is known about this early dynasty comes from legends.
