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Charles Lyell, born on November 14, 1797 and died on February 22, 1875, was a renowned lawyer and geologist from the United Kingdom. He is best known for his extensive research in geology and his influential book 'Principles of Geology,' which had a profound impact on the development of the field.

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“Man, whose organization is regarded as the highest, departs from the vertebrate archetype; and it is because the study of anatomy is usually commenced from, and often confined to, his structure, that a knowledge of the archetype has been so long hidden from anatomists.”

Knows Men Long Has Beens Science Knowledge Study Highest Organization Structure Confined Anatomy Archetype Vertebrates

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“Hitherto, no rival hypothesis has been proposed as a substitute for the doctrine of transmutation; for 'independent creation,' as it is often termed, or the direct intervention of the Supreme Cause, must simply be considered as an avowal that we deem the question to lie beyond the domain of science.”

Has Beens Science Lying Causes Creation Direct Independent Supreme Doctrine Substitutes Hypothesis Domain Intervention Rivals Transmutation

Book:The Geological Evidences of the Antiquity of Man with Remarks on Theories of the Origin of Species by Variation by Charles Lyell

Source: The Geological Evidences of the Antiquity of Man with Remarks on Theories of the Origin of Species by Variation by Charles Lyell

“Each species may have had its origin in a single pair, or individual, where an individual was sufficient, and species may have been created in succession at such times and in such places as to enable them to multiply and endure for an appointed period, and occupy an appointed space on the globe.”

May Has Beens Science Individual Space Periods Species Endure Sufficient Pairs Globes Succession

Book:Principles of geology ; or, The modern changes of the earth and its inhabitants considered as illustrative of geology

Source: Principles of geology ; or, The modern changes of the earth and its inhabitants considered as illustrative of geology

“That ere long, now that curiosity has been so much excited on this subject, some human remains will be detected in the older alluvium of European valleys, I confidently expect.”

Humans Long Has Beens Subjects Europe Remains Curiosity Excited Valleys

Book:The Geological Evidence of Man

Source: The Geological Evidence of Man