Sir Charles Lyell, the distinguished geologist ... His family were rather reluctant for his burial to take place in the Abbey. The gravestone is of Carboniferous limestone from Wirksworth in ...

It's been called the most important scientific book ever. A stunning claim, but certainly Charles Lyell's Principles of Geology, published in 1830, shook prevailing views of how Earth had been formed.

Sir CHARLES LYELL, whose death was re ported yesterday by telegraph, will live for centuries to come in his thoughts and ... View Full Article in Timesmachine » Advertisement ...