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Principles of Geology: Being an Attempt to Explain the Former Changes of the Earth's Surface, by Reference to Causes Now in Operation is a book by the Scottish geologist Charles Lyell that was first published in 3 volumes from 1830 to 1833. Lyell used the theory of uniformitarianism to describe how the Earth's surface was changing over time. [3]
Learn about the uniformitarianism of Charles Lyell, the foremost geologist of his day and the author of Principles of Geology. Read a summarized version of his original text and compare geology to history and other sciences.
In Principles of Geology, 3 vol. (1830–33), Scottish geologist Sir Charles Lyell deciphered Earth’s history by employing Huttonian principles and made available a host of new geologic evidence supporting the view that physical laws are permanent and that any form of supernaturalism could be rejected. Lyell’s…. Read More.
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Jul 22, 2010 · Author. Lyell, Charles, Sir, 1797-1875. Title. Principles of Geology. or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology. Credits. Produced by Julia Miller, Turgut Dincer and the Online.
- Charles Lyell
- English
- 1830
- QE: Science: Geology
In 1830–33, Charles Lyell laid the foundations of evolutionary biology with Principles of Geology, a pioneering three-volume book that Charles Darwin took with him on the Beagle. Lyell championed the ideas of geologist James Hutton, who formulated one of the fundamental principles of modern geology – uniformitarianism.
- Charles Lyell
- 2009
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Principles of Geology: being an attempt to explain the former changes of the Earth's surface, by reference to causes now in operation is a book by the Scottish geologist Charles Lyell, first published in 3 volumes in 1830-1833. Lyell used geology throughout as a basis to strengthen his argument for Uniformitarianism.
