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Charles Lyell (Wikipedia)

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Wikipedia's biography of Charles Lyell, the Scottish geologist whose Principles of Geology popularized uniformitarianism and shaped Charles Darwin's own sense of geological time.

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Wikipedia
URL
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Lyell
Source Type
reference
Reliability Tier
3
A community edited tertiary reference, used here for uncontested biographical facts, cross-checked during research against his own recorded honours (the 1848 knighthood, the 1864 baronetcy, the 1858 Copley Medal and 1866 Wollaston Medal) and against the 1830 to 1833 publication span of Principles of Geology.
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Claims Backed By This Source (12 claims)

This source backs 12 claims across the atlas. As facts: 10 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 connected. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

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  • Scientists, 7 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.
  • Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.

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10

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Connected

1

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General References

1

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