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Charles Lyell (1797 — 1875) was a Scottish lawyer and the foremost geologist of his day. He is best known as the author of Principles of Geology. It popularized geologist James Hutton’s concept of “uniformitarianism” — the idea that the Earth was shaped by slow-moving forces still in operation today. Uniformitarian ideas opposed the ...
Charles Lyell propuso la teoría de la evolución gradual de la Tierra o uniformismo. Lyell argumentó que los cambios geológicos en la Tierra no son el resultado de catástrofes, sino de procesos lentos y graduales que ocurren a lo largo del tiempo. Lyell creía que la mayoría de las especies habían evolucionado lentamente, a lo largo de ...
Sir Charles Lyell ( Skócia, Kinnordy, 1797. november 14. – London, 1875. február 22.) a 19. századi geológia legnagyobb alakja, a darwini evolúcióelmélet inspirátora. Korszakalkotó műve a Principles of Geology (1830–1833), amely az első valóban modern geológiai munka.
In archaeology: First steps to archaeology. Lyell, in his Principles of Geology (1830–33), popularized this new system and paved the way for the acceptance of the great antiquity of man. Charles Darwin regarded Lyell’s Principles as one of the two germinal works in the formation of his own ideas on evolution. Early stone tools….
Jan 1, 2021 · Charles Lyell was born at Kinnordy House, near Kirriemuir, a few km SW of Aberdeen, in Forfarshire (now Angus), Scotland, on 14 November 1797. He died in London on 22 February 1875 and was buried in Westminster Abbey. He was joined there 7 years later by his friend Charles Darwin. Significant pioneers of geological science and the study of ...
A stunning claim, but certainly Charles Lyell's Principles of Geology, published in 1830, shook prevailing views of how Earth had been formed. His book was an attack on the common belief among ...
Sir Charles Lyell, the distinguished geologist, was buried in the north aisle of the nave of Westminster Abbey. He was the eldest son of Charles (d.1849) and Frances (Smith). The family moved from Scotland to the south of England soon after his birth. He was educated at Exeter College, Oxford and took lectures from William Buckland, the eminent ...
