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... toshow the relative positions and movements of the sun, planets, and moon as they cir-cled the earth. As the center ofthe uni-verse, the earth was a sphere in the center of the orrery. The other ... of the last two centuries has been the discovery of the vast expanse of geologic time. Earlymethods of calculating the age ofthe earthrelied on measures ofthe rate of sedimenta-tion or the ... Preface• 1 • CHAPTER 1 Why Teach Evolution?Dialogue: The Challenge to Teachers 7• 11 • CHAPTER 2Major Themes in EvolutionDialogue: Teaching About theNatureofScience 22• 27 • CHAPTER 3Evolution...
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