Charles Lyell and Modern Geology

Charles Lyell and Modern Geology is a classic geology history text about the great English geologist and his influence on the science of geology. Lyell, while still a young man, determined that he would endeavour to put geology--then only beginning to rank as a science--on a more sound and philosophical basis. To accomplish this purpose, he spared no labour, grudged no expenditure, shrank from no fatigue.