# Mr. Lyell — The Voyage of the Beagle character guide

> Mr. Lyell in The Voyage of the Beagle by Charles Darwin.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Lyell

**First appearance:** 0004-i-st-jago-cape-de-verd-islands

## Who they are

Geologist whose principles influenced Darwin's observations.

## In the story

### [Dedication](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyage_of_the_beagle_se/chapters/dedication)

Dedicatee of the second edition; Darwin credits Lyell's Principles of Geology as the source of his scientific merit.

### [Bahia Blanca to Buenos Aires](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyage_of_the_beagle_se/chapters/vi-bahia-blanca-to-buenos-aires)

Lyell's principles are invoked to discuss the remarkable changes in the Pampas since European colonization.

### [VIII: Banda Oriental and Patagonia](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyage_of_the_beagle_se/chapters/viii-banda-oriental-and-patagonia)

Referenced regarding the timing of large quadrupeds in North America relative to the boulder period.

### [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyage_of_the_beagle_se/chapters/endnotes)

Referenced for principles on geographical distribution of animals and columnar structure in snow.

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