Principles of Geology
Principles of Geology: being an attempt to explain the former changes of the Earth's surface, by reference to causes now in operation is a book by the Scottish geologist Charles Lyell, first published in 3 volumes in 1830-1833.
Lyell used the theory of Uniformitarianism to describe how the Earth's surface was changing over time. This theory was in direct contrast to the geological theory of Catastrophism. Lyell used geological proof to determine that the Earth was older than 6,000 years, as had been previously contested. The book shows that the processes that are occurring in the present are the same processes that occurred in the past.
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| Principles of Geology The Project Gutenberg EBook of Principles of Geology, by Charles Lyell. Read this book online: HTML. Download This eBook. EPUB. Kindle. Plain Text. |
| Principles of Geology Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology. By Charles Lyell. The text of this work is in the "Public Domain" in Australia. |
| Principles of Geology (Vol. I) By Charles Lyell. 1830. Principles of geology, being an attempt to explain the former changes of the Earth's surface, by reference to causes now in operation. London: John Murray. Volume 1. |
| Principles of Geology (Vol. II) By Charles Lyell. 1832. Principles of geology, being an attempt to explain the former changes of the Earth's surface, by reference to causes now in operation. London: John Murray. Volume 2. |
| Principles of Geology (Vol. III) By Charles Lyell. 1833. Principles of geology, being an attempt to explain the former changes of the Earth's surface, by reference to causes now in operation. London: John Murray. Volume 3. |
| Principles of Geology (Vol. I) By Charles Lyell, 1797-1875. Topics: Geology. Publisher: London: John Murray. Digitizing sponsor Smithsonian Libraries. Contributor Smithsonian Libraries. |
| Principles of Geology (Vol. II) By Charles Lyell, 1797-1875. Topics: Geology. Publisher: London: John Murray. Digitizing sponsor Smithsonian Libraries. Contributor Smithsonian Libraries. |
| Principles of Geology (Vol. III) By Charles Lyell, 1797-1875. Topics: Geology. Publisher: London: John Murray. Digitizing sponsor Smithsonian Libraries. Contributor Smithsonian Libraries. |