Lyell And Darwin, Geologists: Studies In The Earth Sciences In The Age Of Reform (Variorum Collected Studies Series)

The studies in this second volume by Martin Rudwick (the first being The New Science of Geology: Studies in the Earth Science in the Age of Reform) focus on the figures of Charles Lyell and Charles Darwin. Lyell rose to be of pivotal importance in the second quarter of the 19th century because he challenged other geologists throughout Europe by probing their methods and conclusions to the limit. While adopting their goal of reconstructing the contingent history of the earth, he claimed that the physical processes observable in action in the present could explain far more about the past than was commonly believed, and that it was unnecessary to postulate occasional catastrophic events of still greater intensity. Far more controversial was Lyell's further claim that the earth and its life had always been in a stable steady state, rather than developing in a broadly linear or directional fashion. His younger friend Charles Darwin first made his name as a Lyellian geologist; Darwin's early work in geology, studied here, provided important foundations for his later and more famous research on speciation and other biological problems. Cover Series Half Title Title Copyright Contents Introduction Notes on the articles Bibliography Acknowledgements LYELL’S CONCEPT OF UNIFORMITY I Uniformity and progression: reflections on the structure of geological theory in the age of Lyell II Lyell and the Principles of Geology THE MAKING OF THE PRINCIPLES III Poulett Scrope on the volcanoes of the Auvergne: Lyellian time and political economy IV Lyell on Etna, and the antiquity of the earth V Historical analogies in the geological work of Charles Lyell VI Charles Lyell’s dream of a statistical palaeontology THE RECEPTION OF THE PRINCIPLES VII Caricature as a source for the history of science: De la Beche’s anti-Lyellian sketches of 1831 VIII Charles Lyell, F.R.S. (1797-1875) and his London lectures on geology, 1832-33 DARWIN AS A GEOLOGIST IX Charles Darwin in London: the integration of public and private science X Darwin and Glen Roy: a “great failure” in scientific method? Index Uniformity And Progression: Reflections On The Structure Of Geological Theory In The Age Of Lyell -- Lyell And The Principles Of Geology -- Poulett Scrope On The Volcanoes Of The Auvergne: Lyellian Time And Political Economy -- Lyell On Etna, And The Antiquity Of The Earth -- Historical Analogies In The Geological Work Of Charles Lyell -- Charles Lyell's Dream Of A Statistical Palaeontology -- Caricature As A Source For The History Of Science: De Le Beche's Anti-lyellian Sketches Of 1831 -- Charles Lyell, F.r.s. (1797-1875) And His London Lectures On Geology, 1832-33 -- Charles Darwin In London: The Integration Of Public And Private Science -- Darwin And Glen Roy: A Great Failure In A Scientific Method? Martin J.s. Rudwick. Includes Bibliographical References.