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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.
Charles Lyell (Kinnordy, Forfarshire, 14 de novembro de 1797 — Londres, 22 de fevereiro de 1875) foi um advogado e geólogo britânico, considerado como o grande popularizador do uniformitarianismo.
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.
28 de mai. de 2019 · Learn about Charles Lyell, a geologist who challenged the biblical view of a young Earth and influenced Darwin's theory of evolution. Find out his facts, discoveries, publications and legacy in this article.
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19 de out. de 2019 · Charles Lyell was a Scottish geologist who proposed the theory of uniformitarianism, which states that all geologic processes are due to natural events and happen slowly over time. He also influenced Charles Darwin's theory of evolution and wrote several books on geology and travel.
Learn about Charles Lyell, a 19th-century geologist who popularised the theory of uniformitarianism and collected thousands of fossils. See his specimens of mollusc shells, shark teeth and vertebrae in the museum.
