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Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth
John Playfair
The earth, James Hutton argued, is unimaginably old, shaped by forces still at work today. John Playfair explains and defends this Huttonian theory, making the revolutionary idea of deep time clear and persuasive. A foundational text that changed how we understand the age of the world. For the reader curious about the birth of modern geology. Grasp the idea that gave the earth its true age.
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34 chapters
- 1ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE HUTTONIAN THEORY OF THE EARTH
- 2ADVERTISEMENT.
- 3TABLE OF CONTENTS.
- 4ILLUSTRATIONS, c.
- 5SECTION I.
- 6SECTION II.
- 7SECTION III.
- 8NOTES and ADDITIONS.
- 9Note i. § 2.
- 10Note ii. § 6.
- 11Note iii. § 7.
- 12Note iv. § 8.
- 13Note v. § 10.
- 14Note vi. § 13.
- 15Note vii. § 16.
- 16Note viii. § 24.
- 17Note ix. § 81.
- 18Note x. § 37.
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