Scientific Fact or Principle |
Date of discovery by man |
Air has weight (Job 28:25) |
16th Century |
The Earth is round (Isaiah 40:22) |
15th Century |
Oceans have natural paths in them (Psalms 8:8) |
1854 |
Both man and woman possess the seed of life
(Genesis 3:15) |
17th Century |
There is a place void of stars in the North (Job
26:7) |
19th Century |
Earth is held in place by invisible forces (Job
26:7) |
1650 |
Taxonomic classification of matter (Genesis 1:1-4) |
1735 |
Certain animals carry diseases harmful to man
(Leviticus 11:1-4) |
16th Century |
Early diagnosis of leprosy (Leviticus 13:2-3) |
17th Century |
Quarantine for disease control (Leviticus 13:3-4) |
17th Century |
Blood of animals carries diseases (Leviticus 17:14) |
17th Century |
Blood is necessary for life (Leviticus 17:11) |
19th Century |
Earth was in nebular form initially (Genesis 1:2) |
1911 |
Most seaworthy ship design ratio is 30:5:3
(Genesis 6:15) |
1860 |
Light is a particle and has mass (a photon) (Job
38:19) |
1932 |
Radio astronomy (stars give off signals) (Job
38:7) |
1945 |
Oceans contain fresh water springs (Job 38:16) |
1920 |
Snow has material value (Job 38:22) |
1905, 1966 |
Infinite number of stars exist (Genesis 15:5) |
1940 |
Dust is important to survival (Isaiah 40:12) |
1935 |
Light can be split up into component colors (Job
38:24) |
1650 |
Matter is made up of invisible particles (Romans
1:20) |
20th Century |
Plants use sunlight to manufacture food (Job
8:16) |
1920 |
Arcturus and other stars move through space (Job
38:32) |
19th Century |
Water cycle (Ecclesiastes 1:7) |
17th Century |
Life originated in the sea (Genesis 1:20) |
19th Century |
Lightning and thunder are related (Job 38:25) |
19th Century |
Human beings were the last living things created
(Genesis 1:26-27) |
15th Century |