Erasmus Darwin and Charles Lyell both
a. demonstrated that the earth was far older than the Biblical account of creation suggested.
b. provided funding for Charles Darwin's voyage on the Beagle.
c. attempted to calculate the age of the earth based on radiocarbon dating.
d. were Anglican clergymen.
e. proved mathematically the circumference of the earth.
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