Theory of the Earth; or an Investigation of the Laws Observable in the Composition, Dissolution, and Restoration of Land upon the Globe¶
Hutton, J. (1788). Theory of the Earth; or an Investigation of the Laws Observable in the Composition, Dissolution, and Restoration of Land upon the Globe. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1(2), 209-304.
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Primes¶
- Uniformitarianism
- Geology (core domain): Hutton (1788), Playfair, and Lyell (1830) established uniformitarianism as the governing principle of modern geology, with Hutton's "Theory of the Earth" first articulating the present-as-key-to-past doctrine.
This sourceFirst systematic articulation of present-as-key-to-past in geology: "from what has actually been, we have data for concluding with regard to that which is to happen thereafter"; foundational for modern uniformitarianism.
- Geology (core domain): Hutton (1788), Playfair, and Lyell (1830) established uniformitarianism as the governing principle of modern geology, with Hutton's "Theory of the Earth" first articulating the present-as-key-to-past doctrine.
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