KnowraHistory of geologyLinked fromLinked fromThe 8 pages that link to History of geology, each with the reason it gives.All 8Related 2Narrower topic 6Charles LyellNarrower topic: Lyell helped move geology toward explanations grounded in present processes and extended time.Mary AnningRelated: Her fossils entered debates that expanded the known age and biological past of Earth.NaturphilosophieRelated: Naturphilosophers used geological change to investigate nature as a process unfolding through time.Abraham Gottlob WernerNarrower topic: Werner’s system became a major early framework whose strengths and failures shaped geological debate.Édouard-Alfred MartelNarrower topic: Martel’s work joined geological observation with the emerging practice of systematic field science.Archibald GeikieNarrower topic: Geikie wrote influential accounts that interpreted geology as a developing historical science.Horace Bénédict de SaussureNarrower topic: His observations contributed to geology’s shift toward direct field study of mountain formations.Nicolas DesmarestNarrower topic: His lava-based explanation of basalt marked a formative episode in geological reasoning.