Quote of the day
It has been said that idleness is the parent of mischief, which is very true; but mischief itself is merely an attempt to escape from the dreary vacuum of idleness.
Charles Lyell
Born: November 14, 1797
Died: February 22, 1875 (aged 77)
Bio: Sir Charles Lyell, 1st Baronet was a British lawyer and the foremost geologist of his day.
Known for:
- Principles of Geology (1830)
- Geological Evidences of the Antiquity of Man (1863)
- Elements of Geology (1838)
- The Student's Elements of Geology (1871)
- A Second Visit (1855)
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