Title

James Hutton, Scottish geologist, 18th century, (1875). Artist: Unknown

Caption

James Hutton, Scottish geologist, 18th century, (1875). Hutton (1726-1797) first published his Theory of the Earth in 1785, then an expanded version in 1795. In it he expounded his Uniformitarian (long time span) theory of geology which is the basis of modern geology. From Life of Sir Roderick I. Murchison by Archibald Geikie. (London, 1875).
Oxford Science Archive

Date

1875

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B66_257

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No

License type

Rights managed

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50,0Mb (2,1Mb) / 12,8in x 15,1in / 3852 x 4536 (300dpi)

Keywords

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