Nicolas Steno

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf anatomist
scientist
geologist
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkb:University_of_Padua
gptkb:University_of_Copenhagen
gptkbp:awards Pope
gptkbp:birthDate 1638-01-01
gptkbp:bornIn gptkb:Copenhagen
gptkbp:contribution development of the scientific method
understanding of the heart
understanding of the nervous system
understanding of the circulatory system
understanding of the brain
understanding of anatomy
understanding of fossils
understanding of geological time
understanding of mineralogy
understanding of sedimentary rocks
understanding of the structure of teeth
understanding of the structure of the ear
understanding of the structure of the eye
understanding of the structure of the joints
understanding of the structure of the limbs
understanding of the structure of the muscles
understanding of the structure of the nose
understanding of the structure of the organs.
understanding of the structure of the pelvis
understanding of the structure of the ribs
understanding of the structure of the skin
understanding of the structure of the skull
understanding of the structure of the spine
understanding of the structure of the tongue
gptkbp:deathDate 1686-11-25
gptkbp:fieldOfStudy geology
anatomy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Nicolas Steno
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Charles_Lyell
gptkb:William_Smith
modern geology
modern paleontology
stratigraphic principles
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:René_Descartes
gptkbp:knownFor paleontology
contributions to stratigraphy
Steno's_laws
gptkbp:legacy Steno's_law_of_lateral_continuity
Steno's_law_of_original_horizontality
Steno's_law_of_superposition
gptkbp:nationality Danish
gptkbp:notableWork De solido intra solidum naturaliter contento
Elementa lithologiae
De causis colorum
gptkbp:occupation bishop
scientist