November 14th He Worried About It Charles Lyell (1797–1875). Scientific Papers. Vol. 38, pp. 398-405 of The Harvard Classics We wonder if the man who worried about the "scientifical" prediction that "The sun's heat will give out in ten million years more," had read Lyell on the gradual changes in the earth's surface. (Sir Charles Lyell born Nov. 14, 1797.)