41. Charles Lyell - College History - King's College London Sir Charles Lyell (17971875) was Professor of Geology at King s from 1831-1833.Following study at Exeter College, Oxford he toured the continent and was http://www.kcl.ac.uk/college/history/people/lyell.html

Text only History of the College Foundation Campuses Dates Famous King's People ... History of King's Charles Lyell Sir Charles Lyell (1797-1875) was Professor of Geology at King's from 1831-1833. Following study at Exeter College, Oxford he toured the continent and was elected Secretary of the influential Geological Society. During this stage of his career he advanced an important new theory determining the ages of successive geological epochs by the presence within the rocks of different species of extinct flora and fauna. He incorporated this into a model of gradual change of the earth's surface geology over an immense period of time - millions of years as opposed to the six thousand years implied by traditional calculations derived from study of the Bible. Lyell effectively threw into doubt the whole Creationist basis of the biblical story. These findings were presented in his Principles of Geology (1830-33). The book was a popular success, running to twelve editions by 1875. He was appointed Professor of Geology at King's College in 1831 and proved a colourful and capable speaker. However, his challenge to traditional biblical chronology set him on a collision course with the orthodox views of the College authorities. They prohibited the attendance of women at a planned series of Lyell's lectures in the summer term of 1832. This effectively forestalled public participation at the lectures and made Lyell's position untenable. He resigned in October 1833.

42. 175 Years King's College: In The Beginning... The preeminent geologist, Sir Charles Lyell, 1797-1875, was Professor of Geologyat King s from 1831-1833. As a child, Lyell acquired a love of entomology http://www.kcl.ac.uk/depsta/iss/archives/175th/faq40.htm

Text only FAQs 40. Why was the study of geology so important in the early years of the College? Principles of Geology (1830-33). The book was an instant popular success, running to twelve editions by 1875. Lyell was appointed Professor of Geology at King's College in 1831 and proved a colourful and capable speaker. However, his challenge to traditional biblical chronology set the Professor on collision course with the orthodox opinions of the College authorities. They intervened to prohibit the attendance of women from a planned series of Lyell's lectures at King's scheduled for the summer term of 1832. The ban effectively forestalled public participation at the lectures and made Lyell's position untenable. He resigned in October 1833. Lyell subsequently cemented his reputation with further geological expeditions, the publication of numerous classic texts including Elements of Geology , and Presidency of the Geological Society. He died in 1875.

43. Biographies, The Scientists: A List. Lyell, Sir Charles (17971875) Lyell was a Scottish geologist. He was born atKinnordy, Fortfarshire. He graduated from Oxford (Exeter College). http://www.blupete.com/Literature/Biographies/Science/Scients.htm

The Scientists: Click the letter and you will be brought to the beginning of the appropriate biography list. A B C D ... N O P Q R S ... W X Y Z (Click on letter to go to index.) -A- Ampère, André Marie Ampère, a teacher at Paris, has his permanent place in the history of science because it was his name that was given to the unit by which we measure electrical current. He had, of course, an interest in electricity; in addition, Ampère made similar investigations as did Avogadro into the nature of matter in its gaseous state. Alfven, Hannes Olof Gosta What I know of Alfven is that he was born in Sweden in 1908; and, while at the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, in 1970, he won the Nobel Prize in Physics "for fundamental work and discoveries in magneto-hydrodynamics with fruitful applications in different parts of plasma physics." I first bumped into Alfven when I picked up a small paperback book of his, which I very much enjoyed, Atom, Man, and the Universe, The Long Chain of Complications (San Francisco: Freeman, 1969). It was written simply and plainly for a general audience, and enables us "to view ourselves both as a part of the atomic microcosm and as part of the universe that dwarfs us." Archimedes (287-212 B.C.).

44. 1990DossierOnDarwinLetter Darwin was interred a few paces away from the final resting places of Sir IsaacNetwon 16421747, Sir Charles Lyell 1797-1875, Michael Faraday http://www.csuchico.edu/~curban/1990DossierOnDarwinLetter.html

A DOSSIER ON DARWIN: A LETTER TO THE EDITOR Dr. Charles F. Urbanowicz / Professor of Anthropology California State University, Chico / Chico, California 95929-0400 Office Dept FAX e-mail: curbanowicz@csuchico.edu home page: http://www.csuchico.edu/~curban http://www.csuchico.edu/~curban/1990DossierOnDarwinLetter.html 26 September 1990 This letter was originally published in the Chico Enterprise-Record Note : for a item, please see: http://www.csuchico.edu/~curban/FA2001Unitarian.html Dear Editor: Chico Enterprise-Record Charles R. Darwin (1809-1882), while visiting a friend in London in December 1881, suffered a mild heart seizure. On the 12th of February 1882, his 73rd birthday, Darwin wrote to a friend that "my course is nearly run" and within two months, on Wednesday, the 19th of April 1882, he had a heart attack and died. Darwin's remains, however are not in the community of Down (where he lived from 1842 until 1882), but are localed in the chapel of St. Faith in Westminster Abbey, in London. Upon his death, twenty members of Parliament requested that Darwin be buried in the Abbey and his four-horse funeral carriage (accompanied by his sons Francis, Leonard, and Horace) made the 16 mile journey to London on the 25th of April 1882. If one considers how fiercely Darwin had been attacked by certain of the orthodox clergy during his lifetime it does seem somewhat interesting that he once intended to become a clergyman and that he is, in fact, buried in one of the most symbolic religious structures of the British Empire.

45. Darwin 2000-2001 TEST ONE 7, _ (17971875) was an important individual whose words were an inspirationto Thomas Henry Huxley. Alfred Russel Wallace. Sir Charles Lyell http://www.csuchico.edu/~curban/SelfTesting/DarwinTestOneq.htm

Darwin 2000-2001 TEST ONE [7 January 2000] Charles R. Darwin was born in what year? Charles Darwin was born in the village of , some 160 miles northwest of London. Oxford Northampton Shrewsbury Edinburgh Born into a relatively wealthy family, Charles Darwin was well-educated (Edinburgh and Cambridge) and took a trip around the world that changed his life on board the HMS Titanic. HMS Beagle. HMS Discovery. HMS Challenger. an intelligent observer a paid geographer unpaid naturalist a geologist While healthy as a youth, after his 1831-1836 round-the-world voyage, Charles Darwin was chronically ill, having contracted what was eventually termed termed . Lou Gherig's Disease Chronic Emphysema Poliomyletis Chagas Disease Costa Rica South America Mexico _ (1797-1875) was an important individual whose words were an inspiration to Darwin on his circumnavigation of the globe for he gave Darwin (and others who read his works) the gift of time. Sir Herbert Spencer Thomas Henry Huxley Alfred Russel Wallace Sir Charles Lyell Charles Darwin started out the voyage with the first volume of Principles of Geology (1830), presented to him by and the second volume of the three-volume magnum opus reached Darwin in Montevideo, South America. Sir Charles Lyell Erasmus Darwin Captain FitzRoy Thomas Henry Huxley Returning to England in 1836, Charles Darwin proposed to his cousin (1808-1896) and in 1839 they married. Living in London at first, in 1842 they left London and moved to Down, 16 miles away.

46. Elibron: Title Info Page Life, Letters and Journals of Sir Charles Lyell, Bart. In two volumes. Edited byhis sisterin-law Mrs. Lyell. Charles Lyell (1797-1875), list of works http://www.elibron.com/english/other/item_detail.phtml?msg_id=220622

47. Lyell More Information Sir Charles Lyell (17971875). Charles Lyell was born in Forfarshire in 1797,the eldest son of Charles Lyell (1769-1849), a Scottish landowner and well http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/online-ex/art-themes/caught_in_oils/more/lyel

Skip to page content Research and curation Business centre About us Search Home Visit us Nature online Kids only ... Buy online Back to: Online Exhibitions You are here: Home Nature Online Online Exhibitions Art themes Art Themes Caught in Oils Artists Contact us ... References and further reading Sir Charles Lyell (1797-1875) Charles Lyell was born in Forfarshire in 1797, the eldest son of Charles Lyell (1769-1849), a Scottish landowner and well known botanist. Educated at private schools, he attended lectures on geology given by William Buckland at Oxford before leaving to study law in London in 1819. Whilst practising law, Lyell continued with his geological study and research and attended many geological lectures at the Geological Society of London. In 1821, he made the acquaintance of the Sussex geologist Gideon Mantell (1790-1852) was to develop a life-long friendship. To extend his geological knowledge, Lyell travelled extensively throughout Britain, Europe and North America, making observations and taking notes to further develop his knowledge and views on the origins of the earth. He also spent many months in Paris, meeting many of the eminent scientists of the day, including Georges Cuvier (1769-1832) and Roderick Murchison (1792-1871).

48. Lyell Main Charles Lyell Artist unknown. Artist unknown Sir Charles Lyell (1797-1875), c.1835.Oil on canvas, 47 x 43 cm. This fine portrait by an unknown artist http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/online-ex/art-themes/caught_in_oils/lyell_mai

Skip to page content Research and curation Business centre About us Search Home Visit us Nature online Kids only ... Buy online Back to: Online Exhibitions You are here: Home Nature Online Online Exhibitions Art themes Art Themes Caught in Oils Artists Contact us Artist unknown Sir Charles Lyell (1797-1875), [c.1835]. Oil on canvas, 47 x 43 cm. This fine portrait by an unknown artist depicts the famous geologist Charles Lyell. His controversial book Principles of Geology (1830) represents one of the most important books in the history of science. It laid the foundations for the modern study of geology and influenced the evolutionary therories of Charles Darwin. More information Larger image Contact and enquiries Accessibility ... Site Map

49. Picture Of 'Sir Charles Lyell' - British Library Images Online Sir Charles Lyell (17971875). Scottish geologist. Portrait engraved by C.Holl from a drawing by George Richmond. http://www.imagesonline.bl.uk/britishlibrary/controller/subjectidsearch?id=12495

50. Birthday February_22 - ThinkExist Quotations 1875, Sir Charles Lyell died on February 22, 1875 American accountant, 17971875 More quotations from Sir Charles Lyell, Sir Charles Lyell quotes http://en.thinkexist.com/birthday/february_22/

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51. EXplorations In Medicine TH HUXLEY Sir Charles Lyell (17971875) was a British geologist. In his Principlesof Geology (3 volumes, 1830-33), Lyell conclusively showed that the earth http://interzone.com/~cheung/SUM.dir/med89.html

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52. Lyell - YourDictionary.com - American Heritage Dictionary Search Mamma.com for Lyell . TYPE IN YOUR WORD CLICK GO! Search. Normal,Definitions, Short defs Ly·ell Listen l l , Sir Charles 17971875. http://www.yourdictionary.com/ahd/l/l0303600.html

Search Mamma.com for "Lyell" Search: Normal Definitions Short defs (Pronunciation Key) Ly·ell Listen: l l , Sir Charles British geologist whose Principles of Geology (1830-1833) opposed the catastrophic theory of geologic change. A leading proponent of uniformitarianism, he is considered one of the founders of modern geology. Back to Search Back The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

53. Geology Before 1900 Lyell, Charles, Sir, 17971875. Principles of geology being an inquiry how farthe former changes of the earth s surface are referable to causes now http://home.wlu.edu/~blackmerh/scilib/atwnl/geo1900.html

(In LC call number order. Many are located in Special Collections.)

54. Arts: Literature: Authors: L: Lyell, Charles - Open Site Lyell, Sir Charles (17971875). —Geologist and writer, s. of Charles L., ofKinnordy, Forfarshire (a distinguished botanist and student of Dante), http://open-site.org/Arts/Literature/Authors/L/Lyell,_Charles/

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55. PSIgate - Physical Sciences Information Gateway Search/Browse Results (Redirected from Sir Charles Lyell ) Charles Lyell Sir Charles Lyell ( November 14 Charles Lyell (17971875) gentleman geologist John van Wyhe , Fellow, http://www.psigate.ac.uk/roads/cgi-bin/search_webcatalogue.pl?term1=Lyell&limit=

56. Great Books And Classics - Charles Lyell Great Books and Classics Charles Lyell (1797-1875) William Wordsworth (1770-1850)Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834) http://www.grtbooks.com/lyell.asp?idx=0&yr=1797

57. Uniformitarianism Hutton influenced Sir Charles Lyell (17971875), who is acclaimed as the fatherof modern geology with his work, Principles of Geology (1830-1833, http://www.allaboutcreation.org/uniformitarianism.htm

Uniformitarianism - True Observation? Uniformitarianism - "The Present is the Key to the Past" Uniformitarianism is a geological doctrine. It states that current geologic processes, occurring at the same rates observed today, in the same manner, account for all of Earth's geological features. Thus, it assumes that geological processes are essentially unchanged today from those of the unobservable past, and that there have been no cataclysmic events in earth's history. As present processes are thought to explain all past events, the Uniformitarian slogan is, "the present is the key to the past." Uniformitarianism - Glossary of Geology Uniformitarianism is defined in the authoritative Glossary of Geology as "the fundamental principle or doctrine that geologic processes and natural laws now operating to modify the Earth's crust have acted in the same regular manner and with essentially the same intensity throughout geologic time, and that past geologic events can be explained by phenomena and forces observable today; the classical concept that 'the present is the key to the past'." (Robert Bates and Julia Jackson, Glossary of Geology , 2nd edition, American Geological Institute, 1980, pg. 677).

58. Edinburgh Geologist - James Hutton And Charles Lyell of James Hutton (17261797) and the birth of Charles Lyell (1797-1875) gave a It is, however, worth recording that Sir Charles Lyell of Kinnordy, http://www.edinburghgeolsoc.org/z_30_02.html

E dinburgh G eological S ociety T he E dinburgh G eologist - I ssue no 30 - A utumn 1997 James Hutton, Charles Lyell and the Edinburgh Geological Society by Norman E Butcher As is well known, the Society was founded in 1834 and is in fact the fourth oldest geological society in the British isles. Its origins can be precisely dated to a meeting on Thursday 4 December in that year in Robertson's Tavern in Milne's Close off the: Lawnmarket of eleven members of a class in mineralogy. These even Edinburgh citizens whose names are all recorded, resolved to start a society for'discussion an d Mutual Instruction, to meet in the Mr Rose's house, 2 Drummond Street, every Monday evening at half past eight'. Alexander Rose (1781-1860), a wood turner and mineral dealer, conducted classes in mineralogy in Edinburgh under the auspices of Queen's College, a teaching association existing in the city at that time. Later, as the Society developed, it came to occupy rooms first at 5 St Andrew Square and then in the Synod Hall in Castle Terrace (Butcher, 1991) before the present arrangements came into being in the 1960s. In contrast to the prominence enjoyed by Charles Lyell, in both his life and death, James Hutton fell into some obscurity on his death in Edinburgh in 1797. Of course, John Playfair (1748-1819) promoted Hutton's life and work after Hutton's death, but in a sense he did Hutton a disservice in that later authors, including Lyell, relied on Playfair's account of Hutton and did not read the original texts for themselves. Dennis Dean (1992, p. 229) has made the interesting observation that 'the Edinburgh Geological Society .... was so obviously Huttonian that it effectively superseded the almost moribund Wernerian Society.' However, the Wernerian Natural History Society, founded in Edinburgh by Robert Jameson (1774-1854) in 1808, catered for a different membership to that of the Edinburgh Geological Society in its early years.

59. History Of Astronomy: What's New At This Site On May 29, 2000 Lubbock, Sir John William (18031865). Very short biography. Lyell, Charles,Sir (1797-1875). Short biography and references http://www.astro.uni-bonn.de/~pbrosche/new/new000529.html

History of Astronomy What's new History of Astronomy: What's new at this site on May 29, 2000 Some URLs have been updated. Welcome / About Site map (complete Table of Contents) updated History of astronomy Persons A Finding List of Obituary Notes of Astronomers (1900 - 1997) , compiled by Hilmar W. Duerbeck and Beatrix Ott, with contributions by Wolfgang R. Dick Contains more than 9000 bibliographical entries for obituaries and short obituary notes. A Abbon de Fleury [Abbo of Fleury; Abbo von Fleury; Albo; Albon Floriacensis] (c. 945-1004) Short biography and references (in German) Adam von Bremen [Adam of Bremen] (?-c.1085) Wrote also on the shape of the Earth. Short biography and references (in German) Very short biography Agrippa, Heinrich Cornelius [Agrippa von Nettesheim] (1486-1535) Short biography and references (in German) Ahmad Khan, Sir Sayyid (1817-1898) Biography and extended bibliography (in German) Ailly, Pierre d' [Aliacensis; Petrus de Allaco] (1350-c.1420) Short biography and references (in German) al-Farabi, Mohammed [Abu Nasr; Abu al-Nasr; Ablufarabius; Avennasar] (c. 870-950)

60. History Of Astronomy: Persons (L) Lyell, Charles, Sir (17971875). Short biography and references Short biographyand references (in German). Lyman, Theodore (1874-1954) http://www.astro.uni-bonn.de/~pbrosche/persons/pers_l.html

History of Astronomy Persons History of Astronomy: Persons (L) Deutsche Fassung La Condamine, Charles Marie de (1701-1774) Short biography and references (MacTutor Hist. Math.) La Hire, Gabriel-Philippe de [Philippe II] (1677-1719) Biographical data and references La Hire, Philippe de [Philippe I] (1640-1718) Biographical data and references Short biography and references (MacTutor Hist. Math.) Short biography and references From the Catholic Encyclopedia, 1913 Labeyrie, Antoine (20th c.) Very short biography (Eric Weisstein's Treasure Trove) Lacaille, Nicholas [Nicolas] Louis de (1713-1762) Very short biography (Eric Weisstein's Treasure Trove) Very short biography With a list of southern constellations he named. Very short biography Very short biography Lacaille's Catalogue of Nebulae of the Southern Sky , by Hartmut Frommert Lacaille, Nicolas: "Planisphere contenant les Constellations Celestes" Find more about Lacaille with Alta Vista Lacondamine: see La Condamine, Charles Marie de (1701-1774) Lacroix, Sylvestre Francois (1765-1843)

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