The caste that one belongs to serves as a strong determinant of his or her voting pattern. In India, different political parties represent the interests of different caste groups. ... The upper caste people have more freedom to vote by political beliefs. The Mandal Commission covered more than 3000 Other Backward Cast.
Caste and political power. The caste system has traditionally had significant influence over people's access to power. The privileged upper caste groups benefit more by gaining substantially more economic and political power, while the lower caste groups have limited access to those powers.
The scientist quoted above attempted to prove that:
It took million of years in the formation of earth.
Explanation:
The quote is from a book named Principles of Geology by Charles Lyell that was published in 1830. In this book, he has discussed about the changes occurred gradually in earth and its climate over a long period.
As in his quote, he discussed about the movement of earth and then talks about marine animals embedded in the solid strata ( layer of a rock).