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3 matches to Uniformitarianism
Hutton, James. 1726-97. Scot. geologist. Uniformitarianism 1785. Defined eras 1788.
Lyell, Charles. 1797-1875. British geologist. Principles of Geology 1833. Coined terms for eras: Pliocene, Miocene, Eocene. Uniformitarianism.
Uniformitarianism. Earth shaped by ongoing processes indicative of time. Lyell.