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The man who found time : James Hutton and the discovery of the ancient earth / Jack Repcheck.
LIBRA - Athenaeum of Philadelphia Circulating QE31 .R47 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Repcheck, Jack.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hutton, James, 1726-1797.
- Hutton, James.
- Geology--History.
- Geology.
- History.
- Geologists--Scotland.
- Geologists.
- Hutton, James, 1726-1797. Theory of the earth.
- Geology--Scotland--History--18th century.
- Scotland.
- Genre:
- Authors' inscriptions
- Physical Description:
- 247 pages : map ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Mass. : Perseus, [2003]
- Summary:
- The subject of this expertly crafted narrative is James Hutton, the gentleman farmer from Edinburgh who discovered that the earth is millions of years old, not six thousand, and paved the way for Darwin's theory of evolution. 8-page insert.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Athenaeum literary award; 2005.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Literary Award copy inscribed by the author.
- Athenaeum copy: Literary Award copy has literary award announcement inserted in back.
- ISBN:
- 073820692X
- OCLC:
- 52361457
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