Charles Lyell published his "Principles of Geology" (jan 1, 1830 – jan 1, 1833)
Description:
- Lyell used the theory of Uniformitarianism to describe how the Earth's surface was changing over time- this theory was in direct contrast to the geological theory of Catastrophism
- Lyell used geological proof to determine that the Earth was older than 6,000 years, as had been previously contested
- read by Tennyson in 1836 and 1837
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Date:
jan 1, 1830
jan 1, 1833
~ 3 years