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From "Town Geology" by Kingsley, Charles
Sir Charles Lyell
A pioneering geologist whose methods Kingsley advocates.
Core Belief
"Belief in uniformitarianism - that the same natural laws and processes that operate now have always operated and that the present is the key to the past."
Worldview
Views the earth as constantly changing through gradual processes, which can be understood through careful observation and scientific reasoning.
Personality
A figure of authority and scientific rigor, whose ideas are presented as foundational.
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