Charles Lyell was the founder of modern geology. This book of his is a really good introduction for people who don't know anything about it. It does an excellent job of education. The science is a little out of date but for a raw beginner it doesn't matter.
If you want to know how geologists 150 years ago figured out that the Earth was millions of years old; if you wonder how we know that the tops of mountains were once at the bottom of the ocean; if you want to learn how to read Earth's marvellous history as it's written in the rocks: read the book.
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If you want to know how geologists 150 years ago figured out that the Earth was millions of years old; if you wonder how we know that the tops of mountains were once at the bottom of the ocean; if you want to learn how to read Earth's marvellous history as it's written in the rocks: read the book.