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James Hutton

James Hutton. Presented by: Emily Rasmussen-Starks Andrea Ramos Dru Radmall. Personal Information. James was born on June 3, 1726 in Edinburgh, Scotland He was one of five children Attended the University of Edinburgh By 17 he was apprenticed to a lawyer

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James Hutton

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  1. James Hutton Presented by: Emily Rasmussen-Starks Andrea Ramos Dru Radmall

  2. Personal Information • James was born on June 3, 1726 in Edinburgh, Scotland • He was one of five children • Attended the University of Edinburgh • By 17 he was apprenticed to a lawyer • He lived with his 3 sisters for his whole life • He never married • He died on March 26, 1797

  3. Scientific Contribution • James Hutton recorded his ideas and innovations in an unpublished treatise on “The Elements of Agriculture”. • James also developed an interest in geology and meteorology and in 1753 he had become fond of studying the Earth’s surface. • James theoretical ideas began to come together in 1760 and in 1764 he went on a geological tour of northern Scotland

  4. Changing our Understanding • James Hutton is known as the father of geology because he concluded that the Earth’s surface was constantly changing, contradicting the popular view that Earth’s surface stayed the same • Hutton also gave the first correct explanation of why and how rain formed

  5. Bibliography • http://www.geocities.com/swsalley/go521/rep2.htm • http://www.physics.uogelph.ca/summer/scor/articles/scor164.htm • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Hutton.htm

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