Project Gutenberg 2010-07-22 Public domain in the USA. 398 Lyell, Charles, Sir 1797 1875 Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology Reading ease score: 52.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Julia Miller, Turgut Dincer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Principles of Geology" by Sir Charles Lyell is a scientific publication written in the early 19th century. This foundational work explores the modern changes in the Earth and the evolution of its inhabitants, using these principles to clarify the concepts and processes of geology. Lyell's aim is to illuminate the historical development of geological thought, emphasizing the significance of understanding present-day geological processes to interpret past events. The opening of the book serves as an introductory preface, where Lyell outlines the purpose, structure, and significance of his work in the broader context of geological science. He distinguishes between his treatise, which focuses on contemporary natural changes, and earlier works that dealt with ancient geological phenomena. The author emphasizes the necessity of studying present dynamics—like erosion, sedimentation, and volcanic activity—to interpret the Earth's geological history accurately. He reflects on the historical progress of geology itself, noting that it has evolved through various misconceptions and approaches over the ages, linking geological observations with insights from other scientific disciplines. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Geology QE Text Browsing: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming Browsing: Science - General 3171975 3171964 2024-10-14T06:43:27.600685 2023-09-14T11:06:02.778324 text/html text/html 3170213 2010-07-22T18:29:18 text/html; charset=utf-8 8953364 2010-07-22T18:38:20 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 8913492 2024-10-14T06:44:26.570900 application/epub+zip 8965769 2024-10-14T06:43:43.251613 application/epub+zip 1208138 2024-10-14T06:43:33.040662 application/epub+zip 9259777 2024-10-14T06:44:53.279740 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 9116820 2024-10-14T06:44:15.638933 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1964483 2022-09-15T08:39:59.252785 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2647428 2024-10-14T06:43:18.461766 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 2646950 2010-07-22T18:29:14 text/plain; charset=utf-8 949146 2010-07-22T18:38:18 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 2646314 2010-07-22T18:32:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 947935 2010-07-22T18:38:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2649422 2010-07-22T18:36:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 947557 2010-07-22T18:38:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22655 2024-10-14T06:44:53.488738 application/rdf+xml 12946 2024-10-14T06:43:34.017630 image/jpeg 3241 2024-10-14T06:43:33.536682 image/jpeg 9088061 2024-10-14T06:43:28.156722 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia