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Charles Lyell
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British geologist (1797–1875)

Also known as: Sir Charles Lyell, Чарлз Лайель, تشارلز لايل, 찰스 라이엘, チャールズ・ライエル, 查爾斯·萊爾

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Known works

  • The geological evidences of the antiquity of man
  • The Geological Evidence of the Antiquity of Man
  • A second visit to the United States of North America
  • Sir Charles Lyell's scientific journals on the species question
  • Life, letters, and journals of Sir Charles Lyell, Bart