Lyell

American

[lahy-uhl] / ˈlaɪ əl /

noun

Sir Charles, 1797–1875, English geologist.
Mount, a mountain in E central California, in Yosemite National Park, in the Sierra Nevada. 13,114 feet (3,997 meters).
Also Lyall. a mountain on the border of Alberta and British Columbia, Canada, in the Rocky Mountains. 11,520 feet (3,511 meters).

Lyell British

/ ˈlaɪəl /

noun

Sir Charles. 1797–1875, Scottish geologist. In Principles of Geology (1830–33) he advanced the theory of uniformitarianism, refuting the doctrine of catastrophism

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Lyell Scientific

/ lī′əl /

Scottish geologist who is considered one of the founders of modern geology. He is most famous for his principle of uniformitarianism, as first set forth in his three-volume Principles of Geology (1830–1833).

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“To Absent Friends” draws its title from a favorite Welty toast, a gesture that surely acquired special poignancy after Lyell died of congestive heart failure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025

Welty and Lyell were about the same age.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025

In 1883, when Israel Russell photographed the Lyell glacier in Yosemite for the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2025

Lyell shrew was known to reside in just a few locations in the central Sierra Nevada near Mt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2025

He wrote to Lyell almost every day during this week.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman

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