In the early 19th century, if you were a geologist and made a claim about the age of the Earth, you had to explain whether that was consistent or how it was or wasn't consistent with the age of the Earth implied by the account in Genesis.
Ja ģeologs 19. gs. sākumā izteica apgalvojumus par Zemes vecumu, tam bija jāskaidro, vai tas atbilst un kā tas atbilst vai neatbilst 1. Mozus grāmatā  norādītajam Zemes vecumam.