Principles of Geology ... Reprinted from the Sixth English Edition, Etc.

Marc Notes: Facsim. of 6th ed. published: Boston, Mass.: Hilliard, Gray & Co. 1842.; Includes bibliographical references and index.; 8; A hugely ambitious attempt to forge links between observable causes and the current state of the Earth, Lyell's Principles proved crucial in the long-running dispute between science and scripture. It is now seen as a masterpiece of the Victorian era. Publisher Marketing: A hugely ambitious attempt to forge links between observable causes and the current state of the Earth, Lyell's Principles proved crucial in the long-running dispute between science and scripture. It is now seen as a masterpiece of the Victorian era. Contributor Bio:  Lyell, Charles 1797-1875