earth is relatively young
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James Hutton and Charles Lyell were the two scientists that helped Darwin recognize how old the Earth is.
Darwin's observations supported Lyell's theory of ancient earth because he theorized that geology evolves the same way animals did!
The book made Darwin think that sense the earth is so old, there would be plenty of time for organisms to change slowly.
AnswerCharles Lyell, lawyer and geologist who developed the theory of uniformitarianism in geology is commonly recognised as the one person who had the most profound influence on Darwin. Captain Fitzroy with whom Darwin sailed on his famous voyage on the Beagle, gave Darwin a copy of Lyell's 'Principles of Geology'. It is difficult to say who had the second greatest influence, but certainly his grandfather Erasmus Darwin, who himself wrote on Evolution had a great influence.
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In a nutshell, the works of James Hutton and Charles Lyell served to show Darwin that evolution actually took place. Based on their notions that the earth was consistently changing, Darwin saw that living things were evolving too.
Hutton and Lyell
James Hutton and Charles Lyell were the two scientists that helped Darwin recognize how old the Earth is.
Hutton and Lyell
The age of the Earth was the idea changed by the work of James Hutton and Charles Lyell.Charles Lyell incorporated Hutton's thinking into his principle uniformitarianism, which stated that mechanisms of change are constant over time.
Hutton and Lyell concluded that Earth is extremely old and that the processes that changed Earth in the past are the same processes that operate in the present.
Hutton and Lyell studied the geological changes that shaped earth and recognized that the processes that shaped Earth in the past are the same processes that operate in the present. This influenced Darwin's theory of evolution because it shows, that things are constantly changing on earth (the enviorment) so why can't organisms?
Charles Lyell explained this process with his theory of uniformitarianism.
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The age of the Earth was the idea changed by the work of James Hutton and Charles Lyell. Charles Lyell incorporated Hutton's thinking into his principle uniformitarianism, which stated that mechanisms of change are constant over time.
Hutton and Lyell's view of the earth was that it was over 6,000 years old, and no others at that time did not believe so.