This Scotsman graduated in 1819 from Oxford and originally went to study law in London, but his passion for amateur geology began to consume his time.
This Scotsman graduated in 1819 from Oxford and originally went to study law in London, but his passion for amateur geology began to consume his time. He was the first to divide the Tertiary period into the Eocene, Miocene, and Pliocene epochs. He published _Principles of Geology_ in 1830 and followed it up in 1838 with _Elements of Geology_. FTP, name this geologist best known for arguing that the Earth's features were the product of millions of years of activity and laying the foundation for evolutionary biology.
This Scotsman graduated in 1819 from Oxford and originally went to study law in London, but his passion for amateur geology began to consume his time.
Charles {Lyell}