Check the boxes next to events or trends that first
occurred in science from about 1700.
X Darwin published his theory of natural selection.
-Darwin published his work in 1859.
X Archimedes described the principle of the lever.
-Archimedes discovered this during the third century BC
(300-201 BC)
/ Scientific societies and academies were formed.
-These were formed around 1789
X The double-helix structure of DNA was determined.
<span> -IT was discovered
in 1953 by James Watson and Francis Crick.</span>
X Copernicus proposed a Sun-centered universe.
<span>-It was proposed in the 16th century.</span>
X Continental drift was explained by the theory of plate
tectonics.
<span> -It was proposed
at around 1910 till 1950 but was accepted at 1960. </span>
X The Earth was proven to be spherical.
-It was argued at around 384-322 BC.
