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Charles Lyell, Scottish geologist largely responsible for the general acceptance of the view that all features of the Earth’s surface are produced by physical, chemical, and biological processes through long periods of geological time. His achievements laid the foundations for evolutionary biology.
Sir Charles Lyell, 1st Baronet, FRS (14 November 1797 – 22 February 1875) was a Scottish geologist who demonstrated the power of known natural causes in explaining the earth's history.
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For the first one or two billion years of Earth’s history, plate tectonics didn’t even exist as we know it today. Lyell had an equally profound effect on our understanding of life’s history. He influenced Darwin so deeply that Darwin envisioned evolution as a sort of biological uniformitarianism.
Sir Charles Lyell, 1st Baronet, Kt FRS (November 14, 1797 – February 22, 1875) was the foremost geologist of his time and publisher of the influential work, Principles of Geology.
Oct 19, 2019 · Learn about the life and work of Charles Lyell, a famous geologist who proposed the theory of uniformitarianism and influenced Charles Darwin. Find out how he studied geology, wrote books, traveled the world and became a baronet.
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Sir Charles Lyell, (born Nov. 14, 1797, Kinnordy, Forfarshire, Scot.—died Feb. 22, 1875, London, Eng.), Scottish geologist. While studying law at the University of Oxford, he became interested in geology and later met such notable geologists as Alexander von Humboldt and Georges Cuvier.
Learn about the life and work of Charles Lyell, the 19th century geologist who popularized uniformitarianism and plutonism. Explore his travels, publications, influences and legacy in the field of geology.