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Principles of Geology or The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology

Principles of Geology or The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology

Principles of Geology or The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology

This is a book by the Scottish geologist Charles Lyell. Lyell used geology throughout as a basis to strengthen his argument for Uniformitarianism.This book explains the geological state of the modern Earth by considering the long-term effects of observable natural phenomena.

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