单词 | Lyell, Sir Charles |
释义 | Sir Charles Lyell/ˈlʌɪəl / (1797–1875), Scottish geologist. His textbook Principles of Geology (1830-3) influenced a generation of geologists and held that the earth’s features were shaped over a long period of time by natural processes, thus clearing the way for Darwin’s theory of evolution. |
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