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In the eighteenth century, the received wisdom, based on biblical calculations, was that the Earth was just six thousand years old. James Hutton, a gentleman with a passion for rocks, knew that could not be the case. Looking at the irregular strata of the Earth he deduced that a much longer... read more

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James Hutton was born in Edinburgh on 3 June 1726.

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  1. Stephen Baxter (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Forge Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2006
ISBN: 0765312689
Page Count: 256

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  • Library of Congress: QE22.H9 B395 2003
  • Dewey: 550.92 B

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