Principles of Geology (Penguin Classics) | 
 enlarge | Author: Charles Lyell
Creator: James A. Secord
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 289136
Format: Abridged
Media: Paperback
Edition: Abridged
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 528
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 4.9 x 1.3
ISBN: 014043528X
Dewey Decimal Number: 550
EAN: 9780140435283
ASIN: 014043528X
Publication Date: June 1, 1998
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One of the key works in the nineteenth-century battle between science and Scripture, Charles Lyell's Principles of Geology (1830-33) sought to explain the geological state of the modern Earth by considering the long-term effects of observable natural phenomena. Written with clarity and a dazzling intellectual passion, it is both a seminal work of modern geology and a compelling precursor to Darwinism, exploring the evidence for radical changes in climate and geography across the ages and speculating on the progressive development of life. A profound influence on Darwin, Principles of Geology also captured the imagination of contemporaries such as Melville, Emerson, Tennyson and George Eliot, transforming science with its depiction of the powerful forces that shape the natural world.
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A classic May 13, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book essentially launched geology as a science. A welcome addition to the library of anyone who cares about how curiosity generates science.
Read one of the classics in the History of Geology April 6, 2001
12 out of 46 found this review helpful
I have to be honest with you guys: I have not read this book yet (although I will soon). However, if we keep in mind that this book was written by one of the most famous British geologists of the XIX century, we will certainly find it great. It is good to mention that this was the book that Charles Darwin took with him in his famous trip around the world aboard the Beagle, around 170 years ago. After having read it, Darwin witnessed the effects of an Earthquake in South America, and confirmed the teachings of Lyell. Lyell and Darwin actually met and shared their findings on the Earth's physics. I think that rather than considering this book as a novelty in the Earth Sciences, what is most valuable are the original descriptions of the dynamic forces shaping our planet, seen from the point of view of one of the pillars of the Geology as a Science. If you like Earth Sciences, don't miss the chance of reading this jewel of the history of Geology.
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