John Ray

SCIENTIST

Photograph
what he looks like.

The time period.

He was born in november 29, 1627.
He obtained a masters degree in 1651
He published a plant book in 1690

John Rays theory

He opposed against the spontaneous
generation by Charles Darwin.
His theory was that flowering plants
divided into monocots and dicots.

major world event

There werent many major world events but
there was lots of fighting in the east of
britian.

evidence used
John ray used many types of medicinal
plants to perform his observations.
He also published many books about his
experiments.
He also worked with many other scientists
who helped him.

Available technology
There was hardly any technology he used.
He mainly used what he had and the plants
he had gotten

Publications
1690-published a book on british plants
1676-published a book on birds
1693-published a book on mammals and
reptiles.

Viewpoints
John ray himself having a high christian
faith believed that plants and animals were
created by god, but he questioned himself
about it.
Ray stilled opposed his view to spontaneous
generation.