Notwithstanding, therefore, that we have not witnessed of a large continent, yet, as we may predict the future occurrence of such catastrophes, we are authorized to regard them as part of the present order of Nature.
Hitherto, no rival hypothesis has been proposed as a substitute for the doctrine of transmutation; for 'independent creation,' as it is often termed,… - Charles Lyell
Hitherto, no rival hypothesis has been proposed as a substitute for the doctrine of transmutation; for 'independent creation,' as it is often termed,…
- Charles Lyell
Millions of our race are now supported by lands situated where deep seas once prevailed in earlier ages. In many districts not yet occupied by man, l… - Charles Lyell
Millions of our race are now supported by lands situated where deep seas once prevailed in earlier ages. In many districts not yet occupied by man, l…
In the course of this short tour, I became convinced that we must turn to the New World if we wish to see in perfection the oldest monuments of the e… - Charles Lyell
In the course of this short tour, I became convinced that we must turn to the New World if we wish to see in perfection the oldest monuments of the e…
It must have appeared almost as improbable to the earlier geologists, that the laws of earthquakes should one day throw light on the origin of mounta… - Charles Lyell
It must have appeared almost as improbable to the earlier geologists, that the laws of earthquakes should one day throw light on the origin of mounta…
The earth's becoming at a particular period the residence of human beings, was an era in the moral, not in the physical world, that our study and con… - Charles Lyell
The earth's becoming at a particular period the residence of human beings, was an era in the moral, not in the physical world, that our study and con…
In attempting to explain geological phenomena, the bias has always been on the wrong side; there has always been a disposition to reason á priori on … - Charles Lyell
In attempting to explain geological phenomena, the bias has always been on the wrong side; there has always been a disposition to reason á priori on …
It is probable that a greater number of monuments of the skill and industry of man will, in the course of the ages, be collected together in the bed … - Charles Lyell
It is probable that a greater number of monuments of the skill and industry of man will, in the course of the ages, be collected together in the bed …
It was a profound saying of Wilhelm Humboldt, that 'Man is man only by means of speech, but in order to invent speech he must be already man.' - Charles Lyell
It was a profound saying of Wilhelm Humboldt, that 'Man is man only by means of speech, but in order to invent speech he must be already man.'
Never was there a dogma more calculated to foster indolence, and to blunt the keen edge of curiosity, than the assumption of the discordance between … - Charles Lyell
Never was there a dogma more calculated to foster indolence, and to blunt the keen edge of curiosity, than the assumption of the discordance between …
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