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.

Sir CHARLES LYELL, whose death was re ported yesterday by telegraph, will live for centuries to come in his thoughts and ... View Full Article in Timesmachine » Advertisement ...

In 1830 the Scottish geologist Charles Lyell (1797-1875), building on Hutton’s work, advanced the principle of “uniformitarianism,” which held that past geological changes were not caused by ...

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 feathered limbs, sharp teeth and claws of the oldest known bird-like dinosaurs, the Archaeopteryx have fascinated naturalists and paleontologists including Charles Lyell and Charles Darwin who ...

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 ...

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 ...