Charles Lyell

From Conservapedia
This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Aschlafly (talk | contribs) at 02:55, May 2, 2007. It may differ significantly from current revision.
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Sir Charles Lyell (1797–1875) was a Scottish lawyer and geologist. As a close friend of Charles Darwin, Lyell became one of the early promoters of The Theory of Evolution. Lyell is also known for his theory of uniformitarianism.

Lyell wrote the "Geological Evidences of the Antiquity of Man" to promote his views of evolution and an old earth. He supported an ice age as part of his theory of an old earth.