What is the title of Lyell's groundbreaking book?
Principles of Geology
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Principles of Geology is the title of Lyell's groundbreaking book. It was published in three volumes between 1830 and 1833. The book presented a detailed and comprehensive account of the history of the Earth, and it argued that the Earth's geological features were the result of gradual, long-term processes, rather than catastrophic events.
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