James Hutton
Standard Name: Hutton, James
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Textual Production | Ellis Cornelia Knight | This work was edited by Sir John William Kaye
, who had acquired ECK
's papers, comprised of journals and an unfinished autobiography, from Lady Egerton
, to whom Knight had bequeathed them. Charlotte, Lady... |
Timeline
7 March 1785
A paper by James Hutton
was read to the Royal Society of Edinburgh
, which first propounded his theory, based on the study of rocks and fossils, that the earth was millions of years old...