Charles Lyell

Charles Lyell
Charles Lyell

Sir Charles Lyell, 1st Baronet, was a Scottish geologist who demonstrated the power of known natural causes in explaining Earth's history. He is best known as the author of Principles of Geology (1830–33), which presented to a wide public audience the idea that Earth was shaped by the same natural processes still in operation today, operating at similar intensities. The philosopher William Whewell termed this gradualistic view "uniformitarianism" and contrasted it with catastrophism, which had been championed by Georges Cuvier and was better accepted in Europe. The combination of evidence and eloquence in Principles convinced a wide range of readers of the significance of "deep time" for understanding the Earth and environment.

From *.wikipedia.org,
General Info
.
Male
Date of Birth
November 14th, 1797
Age
227
Birth Place
United Kingdom, Scotland
Date of Death
February 22nd, 1875
Died Aged
77
Star Sign
Scorpio
Social Networks , Links
Interest
Loading Chart...
Relatives
Lists
    index: 1x 0.067889213562012s
fmsppl-page-output: 1x 0.063032865524292s
t_/pages/fms-person-json: 1x 0.062987804412842s
t_/blocks/person-card-json: 1x 0.042264938354492s
headline: 7x 0.021968126296997s
t_/common/header: 1x 0.01972484588623s
router_page: 1x 0.0041379928588867s
t_/common/head: 1x 0.001378059387207s
head-facts: 1x 0.0013368129730225s
t_/common/footer: 1x 0.00076699256896973s
t_/common/searcher-result: 1x 1.5974044799805E-5s
----- END OF DUMP (2024-12-23 23:05:12)  -----