
Nicolas Steno

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Nicolas Steno
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Nicolas Steno (1638-1686), Danish anatomist and geologist, in bishop regalia. Steno (born Niels Stensen) discovered Steno's duct in the parotid salivary gland and showed that muscles are made of fibres. He showed that many creatures have a pineal gland resembling that of humans, challenging the belief that this gland was the location of the human soul. As a geologist, Steno formulated Steno's Law in relation to angles of corresponding faces in mineral crystals. He also examined fossils and suggested that they were the remains of ancient animals. Steno drew the earliest geological sections to show rock strata. He was made a bishop in 1677.
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