So you won't say why you get to define what 'satisfy' means?
You mean even if they were enough to satisfy pre-Darwinian CREATION scientists, they wouldn't be enough to satisfy you? Never, mind, then. Too much trouble looking up actual historical examples.
In any case here's an excellent reference providing the general picture, for those lurkers who might be genuinely interested:
Genesis and Geology : A Study of the Relations of Scientific Thought, Natural Theology, and Social Opinion in Great Britain, 1790-1850 (Harvard Historical Studies) (Paperback)
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I have the out of print original (1951) edition. This '96 with new material should be even better.