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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.
Lyell’s version of geology came to be known as uniformitarianism, because of his fierce insistence that the processes that alter the Earth are uniform through time. Like Hutton, Lyell viewed the history of Earth as being vast and directionless.
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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.
Charles Lyell was one of the most important scientists in the development of geology in the 19 th century. Lyell took some of the brilliant, yet fairly convoluted work of James Hutton and expressed his ideas in a form that was easier to understand.
Charles Lyell - Geologist, Stratigraphy, Uniformitarianism: Publication of the Principles of Geology placed him among the recognized leaders of his field, compelling him to devote more time to scientific affairs.
Charles Lyell - Biography, Facts and Pictures. Sir Charles Lyell was the most famous lawyer and geologist of his time. One of the most important British scientists in history, Lyell wrote “Principles of Geology”, a landmark work in geology that explores James Hutton’s doctrine of uniformitarianism. Advertisements. Early Life and Education:
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