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May 28, 2019 · Charles Lyell was an avid reader and explorer who amassed compelling evidence that the Earth’s mountains and valleys were formed in prehistoric times by ever-present geological forces, not cataclysmic events.
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 · Here is a brief biography of Charles Lyell and his contributions to the Theory of Evolution. Learn more about this important geologist.
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.
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.
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.
