Sir Charles Lyell was a Scottish geologist who demonstrated the power of existing natural causes in explaining Earth history. He was born on 14 November 1797 in the Grampian Mountains near Forfarshire, Scotland. He Built on the innovative work of James Hutton and his follower John Playfair, favouring an indefinitely long age for the Earth, despite evidence suggesting an old but finite age.
Magma
Etna
Lava
Rock
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1830 to 1833
1865 to 1880
1924 to 1930
1965 to 1990
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Hurricanes
Loess
Psychology
Mountains
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Mudlogging
Paleoanthropology
Hydrogeology
Geochemistry
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3
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6
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1873
1933
1863
1975
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5
3
8
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1845
1848
1850
1868
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1880
1835
1875
1850
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1879
1875
1835
1890
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