Uniformitarianism, also known as the Doctrine of Uniformity or the Uniformitarian Principle, is the assumption that the same natural laws and processes... 35 KB (4,142 words) - 05:50, 3 November 2023 |
Charles Lyell (section Uniformitarianism) intensities. The philosopher William Whewell dubbed this gradualistic view "uniformitarianism" and contrasted it with catastrophism, which had been championed by... 49 KB (5,838 words) - 17:19, 24 April 2024 |
Principles of Geology, which explained both uniformitarian methodology and theory. Using uniformitarianism, which states that one cannot make an appeal... 10 KB (1,221 words) - 17:34, 25 December 2023 |
published in 3 volumes from 1830 to 1833. Lyell used the theory of uniformitarianism to describe how the Earth's surface was changing over time. This theory... 14 KB (1,546 words) - 06:07, 1 May 2024 |
Relative dating (section Uniformitarianism) geologic history and the timing of geologic events. The principle of Uniformitarianism states that the geologic processes observed in operation that modify... 18 KB (2,164 words) - 10:54, 6 April 2024 |