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