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Nicholas Steno (1638-1686)
Essay on Steno's contributions to geology and particularly to the theory of fossil formation.
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/steno...
Nicolaus Steno, Niels Stenson (1638-1686)
Brief biographical profile of the scientist and churchman.
http://www.univie.ac.at/Wissenschaftstheor...
Nicolaus Steno, Blessed
Or Niels Steensen. Danish anatomist and geologist who converted to Catholicism. Was made a bishop. He died in 1686.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14286a.htm
History of Geology: Nicolaus Steno
An introduction, for adults, to this anatomist and his contributions to geological theory.
http://academic.emporia.edu/aberjame/histg...
Niels Stensen
Although he sometimes relied on theories later discredited, this scientist established some basic principles still in use today. Short essay on the man and his discoveries.
http://www.strangescience.net/stensen.htm
Nicolas Steno
Biographical article on the scientist and bishop beatified by the Catholic Church.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas_Steno
Steno, Nicolaus
Short biographical article in the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica. Some scanner errors.
http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Nicolaus_S...
Niels Steensen: Scientist & Saint
Profile with portrait, quotations, and links.
http://dadlnet.uni2.dk/~d228265/steno/sten...
Stensen, Niels
Six-page entry from the Dictionary of Scientific Biography, including bibliography, by Gustav Scherz. Site also has a digitized version of the Prodromus, in Latin.
http://www.chlt.org/sandbox/lhl/dsb/page.3...
Engines of Our Ingenuity: Nicolaus Steno
3 1/2-minute radio program in RealAudio, and a transcript, about the scientist who was fascinated by the question of solid formations within rocks.
http://www.uh.edu/engines/epi469.htm
Embassy of Denmark, Washington D.C.: Nicolaus Steno
A substantial biography of the natural scientist, which also devotes some attention to his faith.
http://www.ambwashington.um.dk/en/menu/Inf...
Nicolaus Steno and the Foundations of Geology
Although "Steno's Law" refers to a principle of crystallography, Steno may be regarded as the founder of palaeontology. Article for amateur geologists and nonspecialists.
http://www.edinburghgeolsoc.org/z_41_02.ht...
Nicolaus Steno (1638-1686)
Long article on the talented anatomist whose observations set a course for modern geology.
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Library/G...
Bl. Niels Stensen
Profile of the scientist turned Catholic priest.
http://www.stthomasirondequoit.com/SaintsA...
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