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Charles Lyell and
James A. Secord
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Publication date
June 1, 1998
Pages
470
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780140435283
ISBN-10
014043528X
Dimensions
1 by 5.25 by 8 in.
Weight
0.50 lbs.
Published in
Great Britain
Original list price
$20.00
Other format details
sci/tech
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Theory of the Earth | In Memoriam | Darwin | Personal Narrative | The Voyage of the Beagle | The Mill on the Floss | Annals of the Former World | After London | Origin of Continents and Oceans
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Amazon.com description: Product Description: One of the key works in the nineteenth-century battle between science and Scripture
Charles Lyell's Principles of Geology (1830-33) sought to explain the geological state of the modern Earth by considering the long-term effects of observable natural phenomena. Written with clarity and a dazzling intellectual passion, it is both a seminal work of modern geology and a compelling precursor to Darwinism, exploring the evidence for radical changes in climate and geography across the ages and speculating on the progressive development of life. A profound influence on Darwin, Principles of Geology also captured the imagination of contemporaries such as Melville, Emerson, Tennyson and George Eliot, transforming science with its depiction of the powerful forces that shape the natural world.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Charles Lyell's Principles of Geology (1830-33) sought to explain the geological state of the modern Earth by considering the long-term effects of observable natural phenomena. Written with clarity and a dazzling intellectual passion, it is both a seminal work of modern geology and a compelling precursor to Darwinism, exploring the evidence for radical changes in climate and geography across the ages and speculating on the progressive development of life. A profound influence on Darwin, Principles of Geology also captured the imagination of contemporaries such as Melville, Emerson, Tennyson and George Eliot, transforming science with its depiction of the powerful forces that shape the natural world.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Editions
Hardcover
from Univ of Chicago Pr (October 1, 1991)
9780226497983 | details & prices | 6.00 × 9.00 × 1.50 in. | 1.85 lbs | List price $52.00
from Univ of Chicago Pr (April 1, 1991)
9780226497969 | details & prices | 6.00 × 9.00 × 1.00 in. | 1.20 lbs | List price $81.00
About: As important to modern world views as any work of Darwin, Marx, or Freud, Lyell's Principles of Geology has never before been available in paperback.
About: As important to modern world views as any work of Darwin, Marx, or Freud, Lyell's Principles of Geology has never before been available in paperback.
Reprint edition from Univ of Chicago Pr (October 1, 1990)
9780226497938 | details & prices | 6.00 × 9.00 × 1.25 in. | 1.85 lbs | List price $48.00
Reprint edition from Lubrecht & Cramer Ltd (June 1, 1970)
9783768206853 | details & prices | List price $150.00
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
With James A. Secord |
from Penguin Classics (June 1, 1998)
9780140435283 | details & prices | 470 pages | 5.25 × 8.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.50 lbs | List price $20.00
About: One of the key works in the nineteenth-century battle between science and ScriptureCharles Lyell's Principles of Geology (1830-33) sought to explain the geological state of the modern Earth by considering the long-term effects of observable natural phenomena.
About: One of the key works in the nineteenth-century battle between science and ScriptureCharles Lyell's Principles of Geology (1830-33) sought to explain the geological state of the modern Earth by considering the long-term effects of observable natural phenomena.
With M. J. S. Rudwick |
from Univ of Chicago Pr (October 1, 1991)
9780226497990 | details & prices | 5.75 × 8.75 × 1.25 in. | 1.55 lbs | List price $48.00
With M. J. S. Rudwick |
from Univ of Chicago Pr (May 7, 1991)
9780226497976 | details & prices | 5.75 × 8.75 × 0.75 in. | 0.95 lbs | List price $48.00
1 edition from Univ of Chicago Pr (September 1, 1990)
9780226497945 | details & prices | 5.75 × 8.75 × 1.50 in. | 1.55 lbs | List price $35.00
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