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Charles Lyell left a career in law to follow his childhood passion of geology. His most influential work, Principles of Geology, was first published in 1830. This museum holds a collection of tens of thousands of Lyell’s fossil mollusc shells, shark teeth and other vertebrate remains.
1797-1875. English Geologist. C harles Lyell is considered by many to be the father of modern geology. His masterwork, Principles of Geology, published between 1830 and 1833, added scientific rigor to geologic interpretations of rocks and fossils.
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. During these years he gained the friendship of men like Darwin and the astronomer Sir John Herschel.
