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As important to modern world views as any work of Darwin, Marx, or Freud, Lyell'sPrinciples of Geologyhas never before been available in paperback. In the second of three volumes, Lyell (1797-1875) continues his uniformitarian argument of Volume Ithe physical features of the earth are endlessly fluctuating around a stable meanbut focuses on organic rather than inorganic processes. Volume II is widely known because of its influence on Darwin, who took the book on his famousBeaglevoyage and was stimulated by Lyell's extensive treatment of biological history and diversity.Lyell, Charles is the author of 'Principles of Geology' with ISBN 9780226497976 and ISBN 0226497976.
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