LYELL, CHARLES

Meaning of LYELL, CHARLES in English

(1797-1875) founder of modern geology; wrote Principles of Geology ; the earth has changed slowly and gradually through the ages by means of processes that are still going on.

Theological and philosophical biography English dict. Английский словарь богословской и философской биографии . 2012

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LYELL — biographical name Sir Charles 1797-1875 British geologist
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LYELL — /luy"euhl/ , n. Sir Charles , 1797-1875, English geologist.
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LYELL — biographical name Sir Charles 1797-1875 British geologist
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CHARLES — born Aug. 17, 1887, Persenbeug Castle, Austria died April 1, 1922, Quinta do Monte, Madeira emperor (Kaiser) of Austria and, …
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CHARLES — county, southern Maryland, U.S., bounded by the Potomac River to the south and west, Mattawoman Creek to the north, and …
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LYELL — Lyell BrE AmE ˈlaɪ‿ ə l
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CHARLES — Charles BrE AmE tʃɑːlz AmE tʃɑːrlz —but as a French name, ʃɑːl AmE ʃɑːrl —, French [ ʃaʁl ] ▷ …
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CHARLES — I. Charles, Prince /tʃɑːlz $ tʃɑːrlz/ BrE AmE (1948–) the first son of the British queen, Elizabeth II, who is …
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CHARLES — n. known as Charles the Fair born 1294 died Feb. 1, 1328, Vincennes, Fr. King of France and of Navarre …
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CHARLES — n. known as Charles the Fat born 839, Bavaria? [Germany] died Jan. 13, 888, Neidingen Frankish king and emperor (88187). …
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CHARLES — n. known as Charles the Simple born Sept. 17, 879 died Oct. 7, 929, Péronne, France King of France (893922). …
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CHARLES — n. known as Charles the Bald born June 13, 823 died Oct. 6, 877, Brides-les-Bain, Fr. Carolingian king (84377) and …
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CHARLES — n. known as Charles the Bad born 1332 died Jan. 1, 1387 King of Navarra (134987). He acquired Normandy from …
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CHARLES — Carolus Magnus Charles the Great Adams Charles Francis Addams Charles Samuel Atlas Charles Babbage Charles Barkley Charles Wade Charles Daly …
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CHARLES — n. born Oct. 9, 1757, Versailles, France died Nov. 6, 1836, Gorizia, Friuli King of France (182430). Fifth son of …
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CHARLES — n. Swedish Karl born Nov. 8, 1622, Nyköping Castle, Swed. died Feb. 13, 1660, Göteborg King of Sweden (180918) and …
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CHARLES — n. Swedish Karl born Nov. 24, 1655, Stockholm, Swed. died April 5, 1697, Stockholm King of Sweden (166097). At age …
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CHARLES — n. German Karl born Feb. 24, 1500, Ghent died Sept. 21, 1558, San Jerónimo de Yuste, Spain Holy Roman emperor …
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CHARLES — n. known as Charles the Wise born Jan. 21, 1338, Vincennes, France died Sept. 16, 1380, Nogent-sur-Marne King of France …
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CHARLES — n. born Feb. 22, 1403, Paris, France died July 22, 1461, Mehun-sur-Yèvre King of France (142261). Despite the treaty signed …
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CHARLES — n. known as Charles of Anjou or Charles the Lame born 0441; 1254 died May 5, 1309, Naples King of …
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CHARLES — n. German Karl born Oct. 1, 1685, Vienna, Austria died Oct. 20, 1740, Vienna Holy Roman emperor (171140) and king …
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CHARLES — n. known as Charles the Well-Beloved or Charles the Mad born Dec. 3, 1368, Paris, Fr. died Oct. 21, 1422, …
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CHARLES — n. known as Charles of Anjou born March 1226 died Jan. 7, 1285, Foggia, Kingdom of Naples [Italy] King of …
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CHARLES — n. Hungarian Karoly known as Charles Robert of Anjou born 1288, Naples, Kingdom of Naples died July 16, 1342, Visegárd, …
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CHARLES — n. Swedish Karl born Oct. 4, 1550, Stockholm, Swed. died Oct. 30, 1611, Nyköping King of Sweden (160411). Third son …
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CHARLES — n. Spanish Carlos born Nov. 11, 1748, Portici, Kingdom of Naples died Jan. 20, 1819, Rome King of Spain (17881808) …
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CHARLES — n. orig. Wenceslas known as Charles of Luxembourg born May 14, 1316, Prague died Nov. 29, 1378, Prague King of …
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CHARLES — n. born May 29, 1630, London, Eng. died Feb. 6, 1685, London King of Great Britain and Ireland (166085). Son …
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CHARLES — I . Prince Charles (1948– ) the present Prince of Wales . He is the first son of Queen Elizabeth …
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CHARLES — n sing AmE sl 1) Can I buy some Charles somewhere close? — Тут можно где-нибудь поблизости купить кокаин? 2) Bl usu derog I …
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CHARLES — n sing AmE sl 1) Can I buy some Charles somewhere close? — Тут можно где-нибудь поблизости купить кокаин? 2) …
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CHARLES — Charles n sing AmE sl 1. Can I buy some Charles somewhere close? Тут можно где-нибудь поблизости купить кокаин? 2. …
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CHARLES — 1) Can I buy some Charles somewhere close? — Тут можно где-нибудь поблизости купить кокаин? 2) I wanna live the …
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LYELL, SIR CHARLES — born Nov. 14, 1797, Kinnordy, Forfarshire, Scot. died Feb. 22, 1875, London, Eng. Scottish geologist. While studying law at the …
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LYELL, SIR CHARLES, BARONET — born Nov. 14, 1797, Kinnordy, Forfarshire, Scot. died Feb. 22, 1875, London Scottish geologist largely responsible for the general acceptance …
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LYELL, MOUNT — mining area, western Tasmania, Australia. The site, discovered in the 1880s, derives its name from a 2,900-ft (880-m) peak in …
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LYELL, SIR CHARLES — born Nov. 14, 1797, Kinnordy, Forfarshire, Scot. died Feb. 22, 1875, London, Eng. Scottish geologist. While studying law at the …
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UNIFORMITARIANISM — Doctrine in geology that physical, chemical, and biologic processes now at work on and within the Earth have operated with …
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SIR — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Abbott Sir John Joseph Caldwell Ahmad Khan Sir Sayyid Allbutt Sir Thomas Clifford Alma …
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BORNITE — Common copper-ore mineral, copper and iron sulfide (Cu 5 FeS 4 ). Typical occurrences are found in Mount Lyell, Tasmania; …
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SURCHARGE — I. ˈsərˌchärj, ˈsə̄ˌchȧj, ˈsəiˌchȧj sometimes ˌsərˈ- or sə̄ˈ- or səiˈ- transitive verb Etymology: Middle English surchargen, from Middle French surcharger, …
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SCOUR — I. ˈskau̇(ə)r, -au̇ə verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English scuren, scouren, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish skura …
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PARTING — I. noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English partinge, parting, from gerund of parten to part 1. archaic : departure …
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GULF — I. ˈgəlf, ˈgəu̇f noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English goulf, golf, from Middle French golfe, from …
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REDEEM — rə̇ˈdēm, rēˈ- verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English redemen, modification (perhaps influenced by demen to judge, deem) of Middle …
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PAINFUL — ˈpānfəl adjective ( sometimes pain·ful·ler sometimes pain·ful·lest ) Etymology: Middle English painefull, peynefull, from paine, peyne pain + -full, -ful …
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FALUNS — (n.) A series of strata, of the Middle Tertiary period, of France, abounding in shells, and used by Lyell as …
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FALUNS — noun a series of strata, of the middle tertiary period, of france, abounding in shells, and used by lyell as …
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UNIFORMITARIANISM — in geology, the doctrine that existing processes acting in the same manner and with essentially the same intensity as at …
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LEPIDOPTERAN
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GEOCHRONOLOGY — scientific study concerned with the sequence of geologic events in the history of the Earth. Geologic history provides a conceptual …
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BORNITE — a copper-ore mineral, copper and iron sulfide (Cu5FeS4). Typical occurrences are found in Mount Lyell, Tasmania; Chile; Peru; and Butte, …
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TERTIARY PERIOD — Table 4: Geologic time scale. To see more information about a period, select one from the chart. interval of geologic …
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TASMANIA, FLAG OF — Australian flag consisting of a dark blue field (background) with the Union Jack in the canton and, at the fly …
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TASMANIA — Australia formerly Van Diemen's Land island state of Australia, lying off the southeastern corner of the continent. formerly Van Diemen's …
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SAINT CLAIR, LAKE — lake in west-central Tasmania, Australia, lying at the southern boundary of Cradle MountainLake St. Clair National Park at the terminus …
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QUEENSTOWN — town, western Tasmania, Australia. It lies in the west-coast ranges, in the Queen River valley. Founded in 1897 after the …
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CENOZOIC ERA — the third of the major eras of Earth history and the interval of time during which the continents assumed their …
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BLAINEY, GEOFFREY — born March 11, 1930, Melbourne, Vic., Australia in full Geoffrey Norman Blainey Australian historian, teacher, and writer known for his …
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