Lyell, while still a young man, determined that he would endeavour to put geology--then only beginning to rank as a science--on a more sound and philosophical basis. To accomplish this purpose, he spared no labour, grudged no expenditure, shrank from no fatigue.
Lyell, while still a young man, determined that he would endeavour to put geology--then only beginning to rank as a science--on a more sound and philo...
