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Theory of the Earth (historical)

Theory of the Earth (historical)

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Updated: October 24, 2008, 2:38 pm
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This article has been reviewed by the following Topic Editor: Cutler Cleveland

Title: Theory of the Earth
Author: James Hutton
Published in: Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, vol. I, Part II, pp.209-304, plates I and II.
Edition Used: Edinburgh: Printed for J. Dickson, Bookseller to the Royal Society. Sold in London by T. Cadell, in the Strand.
First published: 1788

  • Editor's Note
  1. Prospect of the Subject to be treated of.
  2. An Investigation of the Natural Operations employed in consolidating the Strata of the Globe
  3. Investigation of the Natural Operations employed in the Production of Land above the Surface of the Sea
  4. System of Decay and Renovation observed in the Earth

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Cutler Cleveland (Lead Author);Cutler Cleveland (Topic Editor) "Theory of the Earth (historical)". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth October 24, 2008; Last revised Date October 24, 2008; Retrieved May 26, 2012 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Theory_of_the_Earth_(historical)>

The Author

Cutler Cleveland Editor-in-Chief The Encyclopedia of Earth Cutler J. Cleveland is the founding Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Earth. Dr. Cleveland is currently a Professor in the Department of Geography and Environment at Boston University, with joint appointments in the Center for Energy and Environmental Studies and the Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer Range Future. He also is a Senior Fellow at the National Council for Science and the Environment in Washington D.C. Dr. Cleveland is als ... (Full Bio)

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