Аннотация к книге: Principles of Geology

One of the key works in the nineteenth-century battle between science and Scripture, Charles Lyell's Principles of Geology (1830-33) sought to explain the geological state of the modern Earth by considering the long-term effects of observable natural phenomena. Written with clarity and a dazzling intellectual passion, it is both a seminal work of modern geology and a compelling precursor to Darwinism, exploring the evidence for radical changes in climate and geography across the ages and speculating on the progressive development of life. A profound influence on Darwin, Principles of Geology also captured the imagination of contemporaries such as Melville, Emerson, Tennyson and George Eliot, transforming science with its depiction of the powerful forces that shape the natural world.

Автор/составитель	Lyell Charles
Серия	Penguin Classics
Год выпуска	1997
ISBN	9780140435283
Производитель	Penguin
Количество томов	1
Количество страниц	471
Переплет	Мягкая обложка
Размеры	200x130x30 мм
Цвет	Серый
Тип бумаги	офсетная (60-220 г/м2)
Вес	330
Язык	английский