PLEASE HELP what on earth is the Principals of geology HELP ME THIS IS MY HOMEWORK HELP!!!!!!!! ME!!!! I FORGOT MY TEXT BOOK. I READ ABOUT IT AD IT HAD SOME THING TO DO WITH WHEN YOU GO SOME WHERE LIKE THE GRAND CANON AS U GO LOWER THE ROCKS GET OLDER. I KNOW IT SOUNDS DUMB BUT I'M IN SEVENTH GRADE THINGS ARE REALLY DUMB!!!! SO... PLEASE HELP ME THANX. (P.S I WISH I WAS A NERD )
2007-12-22 08:51:05 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Sorry, I can't help, but I would suggest getting extra English classes to assist your grammar, and please, don't ever use that Up DoWn CaPiTaLs again. Please.
And being a nerd isn't always good. Believe you-me...
2007-12-22 08:56:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
First published in three volumes in 1830–33, it established Lyell's credentials as an important geological theorist and popularised the doctrine of uniformitarianism (first suggested by James Hutton). The central argument in Principles was that "the present is the key to the past:" That geological remains from the distant past can, and should, be explained by reference to geological processes now in operation and thus directly observable. Lyell's interpretation of geologic change as the steady accumulation of minute changes over enormously long spans of time was also a central theme in the Principles, and a powerful influence on the young Charles Darwin, who was given Volume 1 of the first edition by Robert FitzRoy, captain of HMS Beagle, just before they set out on the voyage of the Beagle. On their first stop ashore at St Jago Darwin found rock formations which seen "through Lyell's eyes" gave him a revolutionary insight into the geological history of the island, an insight he applied throughout his travels. While in South America Darwin received Volume 2 which firmly rejected the idea of organic evolution, proposing "Centres of Creation" to explain diversity and territory of species. Darwin's ideas gradually moved beyond this, but in geology he was very much Lyell's disciple and sent home extensive evidence and theorising supporting Lyell's uniformitarianism, including Darwin's ideas about the formation of atolls.
2007-12-22 18:30:19 · answer #2 · answered by Fast boy + sexy boy + doglover 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All I know is that there are different types of rock. Sedimentary, which are in layers and were laid down under water. The lower the layers, the older they are. Then there is Metamorphic, which have been changed during their formation and finally igneous, which have been formed through fire, like volcanic rocks. Hope this helps .
2007-12-22 17:54:15 · answer #3 · answered by SKCave 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
place
2007-12-22 17:02:08 · answer #4 · answered by Foxlink 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.esp.org/books/lyell/principles/facsimile/title3.html
2007-12-22 16:55:39 · answer #5 · answered by Admiral Ackbar 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
your only in 7th grade....wow
2007-12-22 16:55:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋