Which of the following discoveries, theories, and events contributed to Victorians feeling less like they were a uniquely special, central species in the universe and more isolated ?
Correct answer: D. all of the above
- A. geology
- B. evolution
- C. discoveries in astronomy about stellar distances
- D. all of the above
Explanation
Geology challenged biblical timescales, evolution displaced human exceptionalism, and astronomy revealed the enormous scale of the universe. Together these discoveries weakened the sense that humans occupied a uniquely central place.
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