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Principles of Geology

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Original author: Sir Charles Lyell

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"Principles of Geology" by Sir Charles Lyell is a three-volume work published between 1830 and 1833. Lyell challenged prevailing beliefs by proposing that Earth's surface changed through slow, gradual processes rather than catastrophic events. Using evidence from Mount Etna and other geological formations, he argued that present-day processes explain the past, suggesting Earth was far older than previously thought. His theory of uniformitarianism revolutionized geology and profoundly influenced Charles Darwin, who carried the first volume aboard the HMS Beagle.

Principles of Geology, by Sir Charles Lyell. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #33224.

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64 Chapters

  1. 1.Preface: To the Ninth Edition1,460 words
  2. 2.Chapter I1,302 words
  3. 3.Chapter II1,890 words
  4. 4.Book II: ) The legend also of the ancient Peruvians of an inundation many3,713 words
  5. 5.Chapter III (1)8,711 words
  6. 6.Chapter III (2)4,619 words
  7. 7.Chapter IV7,222 words
  8. 8.Chapter V: Prejudices Which Have Retarded the Progress of Geology5,777 words
  9. 9.Chapter VI8,198 words
  10. 10.Chapter VII9,778 words
  11. 11.Chapter VIII8,189 words
  12. 12.Chapter IX10,905 words
  13. 13.Chapter X3,334 words
  14. 14.Chapter XI7,472 words
  15. 15.Chapter XII2,066 words
  16. 16.Chapter XIII9,122 words
  17. 17.Chapter XIV9,506 words
  18. 18.Chapter XV: Transportation of Solid Matter by Ice6,497 words
  19. 19.Chapter XVI: Phenomena of Springs9,068 words
  20. 20.Chapter XVII: Reproductive Effects of Rivers6,140 words
  21. 21.Chapter XVIII (1)8,889 words
  22. 22.Chapter XVIII (2)4,509 words
  23. 23.Chapter XIX (1)8,819 words
  24. 24.Chapter XIX (2)6,892 words
  25. 25.Chapter XX5,825 words
  26. 26.Chapter XXI3,687 words
  27. 27.Chapter XXII: Igneous Causes7,337 words
  28. 28.Chapter XXIII: Volcanic District of Naples6,787 words
  29. 29.Chapter XXIV10,351 words
  30. 30.Chapter XXV: Etna (1)8,833 words
  31. 31.Chapter XXV: Etna (2)3,872 words
  32. 32.Chapter XXVI (1)8,911 words
  1. 33.Chapter XXVI (2)3,439 words
  2. 34.Chapter XXVII: Earthquakes and Their Effects8,559 words
  3. 35.Chapter XXVIII: Earthquake in Calabria, 17839,156 words
  4. 36.Chapter XXIX: EARTHQUAKES--continued (1)8,711 words
  5. 37.Chapter XXIX: EARTHQUAKES--continued (2)3,455 words
  6. 38.Chapter XXX6,380 words
  7. 39.Chapter XXXI: Causes of Earthquakes and Volcanoes5,803 words
  8. 40.Chapter XXXII9,385 words
  9. 41.Chapter XXXIII5,769 words
  10. 42.Chapter XXXIV: TRANSMUTATION OF SPECIES--Continued6,296 words
  11. 43.Chapter XXXV4,641 words
  12. 44.Chapter XXXVI5,561 words
  13. 45.Chapter XXXVII8,325 words
  14. 46.Chapter XXXVIII8,187 words
  15. 47.Chapter XXXIX8,481 words
  16. 48.Chapter XL6,256 words
  17. 49.Chapter XLI5,465 words
  18. 50.Chapter XLII6,190 words
  19. 51.Chapter XLIII: Extinction and Creation of Species3,054 words
  20. 52.Chapter XLIV4,737 words
  21. 53.Chapter XLV5,776 words
  22. 54.Chapter XLVI5,893 words
  23. 55.Chapter XLVII5,350 words
  24. 56.Chapter XLVIII6,076 words
  25. 57.Chapter XLIX4,181 words
  26. 58.Chapter L: Formation of Coral Reefs (1)8,900 words
  27. 59.Chapter L: Formation of Coral Reefs (2)8,250 words
  28. 60.Chapter L: Formation of Coral Reefs (3)7,926 words
  29. 61.Chapter L: Formation of Coral Reefs (4)7,916 words
  30. 62.Chapter L: Formation of Coral Reefs (5)7,860 words
  31. 63.Chapter L: Formation of Coral Reefs (6)7,567 words
  32. 64.Chapter L: Formation of Coral Reefs (7)4,696 words