It's been called the most important scientific book ever. A stunning claim, but certainly Charles Lyell's Principles of Geology, published in 1830, shook prevailing views of how Earth had been formed.

He also became an avid reader of the Principles of Geology by Charles Lyell, a prominent geologist. Among other things, Lyell’s work aimed to show that small, incremental changes could have ...

Sir Charles Lyell, the distinguished geologist, was buried in the north aisle of the nave of Westminster Abbey. He was the eldest son of Charles (d.1849) and Frances (Smith). The family moved from ...

The whole area looks as if it was once under water. Why not now? He thinks about a book he has brought along, Charles Lyell's Principles of Geology. Lyell suggests Earth is gradually and ...

The experiences convinced Darwin that English geologist Charles Lyell was right to say mountains like the Andes were not created by sudden immense catastrophes, but grew over millions of years through ...

The great geologist Charles Lyell repeatedly referred to Lamarck s theory as modified by Darwin , Darwin complained to him, I believe this way of putting the case is very injurious to its acceptance .

The Dawson Geology Club was named after Sir William Dawson , who as a young man assisted one of the fathers of Geology, Sir Charles Lyell, during his field investigations in Nova Scotia in 1842.

Charles Lyell He founded modern historical geology and set the stage for the achievement of Charles Darwin. Until late in his career, however, he was reluctant to accept the idea of evolution ...