Theory of the Earth

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Theory of the Earth is James Hutton’s foundational geological work that introduced the concept of deep geological time and laid the groundwork for modern geology.

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instanceOf book ⓘ
scientific work ⓘ
arguesAgainst catastrophism as the primary explanation of Earth’s features ⓘ
associatedWith Scottish Enlightenment ⓘ
author James Hutton ⓘ
citedAs origin of the concept of deep time in geology ⓘ
contributedTo acceptance of deep time in science ⓘ
development of stratigraphy ⓘ
rejection of strictly biblical chronology for Earth’s age ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Scotland ⓘ
describes processes of erosion ⓘ
processes of rock consolidation ⓘ
processes of sedimentation ⓘ
processes of uplift ⓘ
volcanic activity as part of Earth’s internal dynamics ⓘ
discipline natural philosophy ⓘ
emphasizes cyclical nature of erosion and deposition ⓘ
slow, gradual geological processes ⓘ
field Earth science ⓘ
historical geology ⓘ
focusesOn erosion of landmasses ⓘ
formation of sedimentary rocks ⓘ
rock cycle ⓘ
uplift of strata ⓘ
genre scientific treatise ⓘ
hasKeyIdea Earth’s surface is continually renewed by natural processes ⓘ
internal heat of Earth drives geological change ⓘ
unconformities as evidence of long geological intervals ⓘ
historicalPeriod Enlightenment ⓘ
impact foundation of uniformitarian school in geology ⓘ
influenced Charles Lyell ⓘ
Principles of Geology ⓘ
introducedConcept deep geological time ⓘ
uniformitarianism ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainSubject geology ⓘ
opposes literal interpretation of a young Earth ⓘ
philosophicalStance naturalistic explanation of Earth’s history ⓘ
proposes Earth has no discernible beginning or end in geological processes ⓘ
recognizedAs foundational text in geology ⓘ
states present is the key to the past in geology ⓘ
theoreticalBasisFor modern geology ⓘ

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James Hutton → notableWork → Theory of the Earth ⓘ
Siccar Point unconformity → isReferencedIn → James Hutton's writings on the Theory of the Earth ⓘ
linked to: Theory of the Earth
Buffon → workOn → theory of the Earth ⓘ
linked to: Theory of the Earth
James Hall → associatedWith → Huttonian theory of the Earth ⓘ
linked to: Theory of the Earth