Lyell Quotes
- We cannot see how the evidence afforded by the unquestioned progressive development of organised existence-crowned as it has been by the recent creation of the… — George Julius Poulett Scrope
- Volcanic action is essentially paroxysmal; yet Mr. Lyell will admit no greater paroxysms than we ourselves have witnessed-no periods of feverish spasmodic energy, during which… — Adam Sedgwick
- For books [Charles Darwin] had no respect, but merely considered them as tools to be worked with. ... he would cut a heavy book in… — Francis Darwin
- I always feel as if my books came half out of Lyell's brain... & therefore that when seeing a thing never seen by Lyell, one… — Charles Darwin