Question

In 1858, which was the widely accepted view of Earth’s age?

-hundreds of years old

-1,858 years old

-six thousand years old

- millions of years old

Answer 1

the earth according to the bible is 6,000 years old and most people then believed the bible as an actual historical document

Answer 2

Question:

In 1858, which was the widely accepted view of Earth’s age?

Answer:

six thousand years old

Step-by-step explanation:

In 1858 it was widely accepted that the Earth was only several thousand years as it was accepted by Church and at that times Church had power over the science. Church believed that earth was static.

In 19th century Charles Darwin started to doubt this position, on his jorney he came to the conclusion that the Earth was very old, the age of it was way more than 6,000 years, also, he discovered that it constantly chnages.