Lyell in America Transatlantic Geology, 1841-1853 |
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Author:
| Wilson, Leonard G. |
ISBN: | 978-0-8018-5797-3 |
Publication Date: | Nov 1998 |
Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | AUD $115.00 |
Book Description:
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A pioneering geologist from Scotland, Charles Lyell (1797-1875) was one of the nineteenth century's most important and controversial scientists. His landmark 1830 book Principles of Geology, for example, went against the received wisdom of the age and posited that throughout the history of the earth, geological changes occurred largely through ......
A pioneering geologist from Scotland, Charles Lyell (1797-1875) was one of the nineteenth century's most important and controversial scientists. His landmark 1830 book Principles of Geology, for example, went against the received wisdom of the age and posited that throughout the history of the earth, geological changes occurred largely through ......