Uniformitarianism improved

Charles Lyell wrote "Principles of Geology", a much better written and clearer explanation of Hutton's ideas, pushing back against Cuvier's catastrophism. Earth's development is now viewed as mainly, uniformitarian.
 Charles Lyell England 1830 Uniformitarianism improved

Charles Lyell wrote "Principles of Geology", a much better written and clearer explanation of Hutton's ideas, pushing back against Cuvier's catastrophism. Earth's development is now viewed as mainly, uniformitarian.