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James Hutton, Scottish geologist, 1787 (1877). Artist: Unknown

James Hutton, Scottish geologist, 1787 (1877). Artist: Unknown

1-157-684 - Oxford Science Archive/Heritage Images

James Hutton, Scottish geologist, 1787 (1877). Hutton (1726-1797) working at a rock face with a geological hammer. In 1794 he published his Theory of the Earth, in which he put forward the uniformitarian theory of geology, asserting that the Earth was much older than generally accepted at the time. After an etching by John Kay.

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  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
After
  1. John Kay: British, Scottish: Artist, caricaturist, engraver
Subject
  1. James Hutton: British, Scottish: Geologist
Picture Type
  1. Portrait
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3529x4950
File Size : 51,178kb

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  1. 006109
  1. 006109
  1. 0460000380
  1. 1-157-684
  1. 1157684
  1. 380
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