In his pronouncement about the Uniformity of State, Charles Lyell claimed that
A) change is continuous, but non-progressive and non-directional
B) natural laws have varied throughout space and time, and those in operation today are of recent origin
C) change generally occurs in catastrophic spurts after long periods of stability
D) in the past, the world was shaped by processes very different from those in operation today
E) gradual change over time can make only small changes in landforms
A
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