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Charles Lyell (1797-1875) book "The Principles of Geology" (1830-1833), he opposed Cuvier's theory that the features of the Earth were formed by a series of catastrophes, and expounded Hutton's view, known as uniformitarianism, that past events were brought about by the same processes that occur today - a view that influenced Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.

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Lyell trained and practised as a lawyer, but retired from the law in 1827 and devoted himself full time to geol read more...

Tags: geologist, uniformitarianism, evolution, biology

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