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 ...

Charles Lyell, Scottish geologist largely responsible for the general acceptance of the view that all features of the Earth's surface are produced by ...

Lyell's version of geology came to be known as uniformitarianism, because of his fierce insistence that the processes that alter the Earth are uniform through ...

Biography. Charles Lyell (1797-1875) was a Scottish geologist and Professor of Geology at King's. Born on his family's estate in Scotland, Charles spent much of ...

Aug 5, 2021 · Learn more about Sir Charles Lyell (1797-1875) and his contribution to our understanding of the Earth's history and geological time.

Sir Charles Lyell, 1st Bt. (1797-1875), Geologist. Early Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry. Sitter in 17 portraits. Geologist; secretary of Geological ...

Lyell argued that the formation of Earth's crust took place through countless small changes occurring over vast periods of time, all according to known natural ...

As an author, friend and correspondent, Charles Lyell played a crucial role in shaping Darwin's scientific life. Born to a wealthy gentry family in Scotland ...

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) ...

Sir Charles Lyell was secretary of the Geological Society, professor of geology at King's College, London, and elected a fellow of the Royal Society.