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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      April 2012
      November 2010
      ISBN:
      9780511719691
      9781108017848
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511719691
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      Dimensions:
      (216 x 140 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.62kg, 492 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Earth and Environmental Sciences, Life Sciences, Evolutionary Biology, Geomorphology and Physical Geography, Earth and Environmental Science: General Interest
      Series:
      Cambridge Library Collection - Earth Science
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    Subjects:
    Earth and Environmental Sciences, Life Sciences, Evolutionary Biology, Geomorphology and Physical Geography, Earth and Environmental Science: General Interest
    Series:
    Cambridge Library Collection - Earth Science
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    Sir Charles Lyell (1797–1875) was one of the most renowned geologists of the nineteenth century. He was awarded the Copley Medal by the Royal Society in 1858 and the Wollaston Medal by the Geological Society of London in 1866 for his contributions to geology. Lyell's most important contribution to modern geology was his refining and popularising the geological concept of uniformitarianism, the idea that the earth has been formed through slow-acting geological forces. This biography, first published in 1881 and edited by his sister-in-law K. M. Lyell, provides an intimate view of Lyell's personal and professional life through the inclusion of his correspondence with family, friends and academic peers. His changing ideas concerning the validity of the theory of natural selection and other geological ideas are also examined through the inclusion of extracts from his private journal. Volume 1 covers Lyell's early life and career until 1836.

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