Charles Lyell Quote

The discovery of other systems in the boundless regions of space was the triumph of astronomy — to trace the same system through various transformations — to behold it at successive eras adorned with different hills and valleys, lakes and seas, and peopled with new inhabitants, was the delightful need of geological research.

Principles of Geology, Chapter IV

The discovery of other systems in the boundless regions of space was the triumph of astronomy — to trace the same system through various...

The discovery of other systems in the boundless regions of space was the triumph of astronomy — to trace the same system through various...

The discovery of other systems in the boundless regions of space was the triumph of astronomy — to trace the same system through various...

The discovery of other systems in the boundless regions of space was the triumph of astronomy — to trace the same system through various...