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The geological evidence of the antiquity of man vol i by charles lyell and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Other articles where principles of geology is discussed. Born to a wealthy gentry family in scotland in 1797, lyell had a classical and legal education but by the 1820s had become entranced by the popular and exciting subject of geology. The geological evidences of the antiquity of man this is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. The antiquity of man part 2 by charles lyell read free book. The geological evidence of the antiquity of man sir charles. Pdf charles lyell and the evidences of the antiquity of man.
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