Download or read book Principles of Geology written by Charles Lyell and published by . This book was released on 2017-12-17 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book by the Scottish Geologist Charles Lyell, first published in 3 volumes in 1830-1833.Lyell used geology throughout as a basis to strengthen his argument for Uniformitarianism. He used geological proof to determine that the Earth was older than 6,000 years, as had been previously contested. The book shows that the processes that are occurring in the present are the same processes that occurred in the past. The book is notable for being one of the first to use the term "evolution" in context of biological speciation. If you need to know the nitty-gritty of what the field of Geology is all about, the knowledge of the former changes of the earth, proofs, arguments and counter- arguments and various subjects as regarding how the earth was formed- then this book is for you. In this volume, you will learn:- CHANGES OF THE ORGANIC WORLD NOW IN PROGRESS -TRANSMUTATION OF SPECIES- - WHETHER SPECIES HAVE A REAL EXISTENCE IN NATURE. - LAWS WHICH REGULATE THE GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF SPECIES - THEORIES RESPECTING THE ORIGINAL INTRODUCTION OF SPECIES - EXTINCTION OF SPECIES.-CHANGES IN THE STATIONS OF ANIMALS -EXTINCTION OF SPECIES.-INFLUENCE OF INORGANIC CAUSES -EXTINCTION AND CREATION OF SPECIES - EFFECTS PRODUCED BY THE POWERS OF VITALITY ON THE STATE OF THE EARTH'S SURFACE -INCLOSING OF FOSSILS IN PEAT, BROWN SAND, AND VOLCANIC EJECTIONS - BURYING OF FOSSILS IN ALLUVIAL DEPOSITS AND IN CAVES -IMBEDDING OF ORGANIC REMAINS IN SUBAQUEOUS DEPOSITS -IMBEDDING OF THE REMAINS OF MAN AND HIS WORKS IN SUBAQUEOUS STRATA -. IMBEDDING OF AQUATIC SPECIES IN SUBAQUEOUS STRATA . FORMATION OF CORAL REEFS.