The Man Who Found Time

James Hutton and the Discovery of the Earth's Antiquity

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, History
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Author: Jack Repcheck ISBN: 9780786743995
Publisher: Basic Books Publication: December 15, 2008
Imprint: Basic Books Language: English
Author: Jack Repcheck
ISBN: 9780786743995
Publisher: Basic Books
Publication: December 15, 2008
Imprint: Basic Books
Language: English

There are three men whose life's work helped free science from the strait-jacket of religion. Two of the three-Nicolaus Copernicus and Charles Darwin-are widely heralded for their breakthroughs. The third, James Hutton, is comparatively unknown, yet he profoundly changed our understanding of the earth, its age, and its dynamic forces.

A Scottish gentleman farmer, Hutton's observations on his small tract of land led him to a theory that directly contradicted biblical claims that the Earth was only 6,000 years old. This expertly crafted narrative tells the story not only of Hutton, but also of Scotland and the Scottish Enlightenment, including many of the greatest thinkers of the age, such as David Hume and Adam Smith.

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There are three men whose life's work helped free science from the strait-jacket of religion. Two of the three-Nicolaus Copernicus and Charles Darwin-are widely heralded for their breakthroughs. The third, James Hutton, is comparatively unknown, yet he profoundly changed our understanding of the earth, its age, and its dynamic forces.

A Scottish gentleman farmer, Hutton's observations on his small tract of land led him to a theory that directly contradicted biblical claims that the Earth was only 6,000 years old. This expertly crafted narrative tells the story not only of Hutton, but also of Scotland and the Scottish Enlightenment, including many of the greatest thinkers of the age, such as David Hume and Adam Smith.

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