James Hutton Quotes

...if an organised body is not in the situation and circumstances best adapted to its sustenance and...

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To a naturalist nothing is indifferent; the humble moss that creeps upon the stone is equally intere...

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Born: 1726-06-03

Died: 1797-03-26

James Hutton (3 June 1726 – 26 March 1797) was a Scottish geologist, physician, chemical manufacturer, naturalist, and experimental agriculturalist. He originated the theory of uniformitarianism—a fundamental principle of geology—that explains the features of the Earth's crust by means of natural processes over geologic time. Hutton's work established geology as a science, and as a result he is referred to as the "Father of Modern Geology".More

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