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Lyell, Sir Charles
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- (1797–1875), Scottish geologist. His textbook Principles of Geology (1830–3) influenced a generation of geologists and held that the earth's features were shaped over a long period of time by natural processes, thus clearing the way for Darwin's theory of evolution.
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- (1797–1875), Scottish geologist. He held that the Earth's features were shaped over a long ...
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