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Elements of Geology
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- In Charles Lyell: Scientific eminence of Charles Lyell
In 1838 Lyell’s Elements of Geology was published; it described European rocks and fossils from the most recent, Lyell’s specialty, to the oldest then known. Like the Principles of Geology, this well-illustrated work was periodically enlarged and updated.
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