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The book traces the life of James Hutton, the pioneering Scottish geologist whose observations on his own farm led him to formulate a theory that the Earth is billions of years old—directly contesting the accepted 6,000‑year-old biblical timeline. It places Hutton’s discoveries in the wider context of the Scottish Enlightenment, illustrating how his work intersected with the ideas of contemporaries such as David Hume and Adam Smith. By exploring Hutton’s personal background, scientific methods, and the broader intellectual currents that shaped early geology, the narrative explains how his ideas helped free science from religious dogma and laid the foundation for modern geological science.
First publish date: 2003
Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Biography
Authors: Jack Repcheck
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