James Hhutton

James Hutton

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Retrato de James Hutton (por Abner Lowe).

James Hutton (Edimburgo, 14 de Junho de 1726 — 26 de Março de 1797) foi um geólogo, químico e naturalista escocês, conhecido por ser o pai do uniformitarismo e do plutonismo. Pelo seu trabalho pioneiro na interpretação dos processos geológicos é considerado como o pai da geologia moderna.

Obras publicadas[editar | editar código-fonte]

1785. Abstract of a Dissertation Read in the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Upon the Seventh of March, and Fourth of April, MDCCLXXXV, Concerning the System of the Earth, Its Duration, and Stability. Edinburgh. 30pp.

1788. The Theory of Rain. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, vol. 1, Part 2, pp. 41-86.

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, vol. 1, Part 2, pp. 209-304.

1792. Dissertations on different subjects in natural philosophy. Edinburgh ; London : A. Strahan, and T. Cadell.

1794. Observations on granite. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, vol. 3, pp. 77-81.

1794. A dissertation upon the philosophy of light, heat, and fire. Edinburgh : Cadell, Junior, Davies.

1794. An Investigation of the Principles of Knowledge and of the Progress of Reason, from Sense to Science and Philosophy. Edinburgh : A. Strahan, and T. Cadell.

1795. Theory of the Earth; with Proofs and Illustrations. Edinburgh: William Creech. 2 vols.

1797. Elements of Agriculture. Unpublished Manuscript.

1899. Theory of the Earth; with Proofs and Illustrations, vol III, Edited by Sir Archibald Geikie. Geological Society, Burlington: House, London.

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Bibliografia[editar | editar código-fonte]

Jack Repcheck: The Man Who Found Time: James Hutton and the Discovery of the Earth's Antiquity. Londres e Cambridge, Massachusetts: Simon & Schuster, 2003 [ISBN 0743231899 (UK), ISBN 073820692X (US)].

Stephen Baxter: Ages in Chaos: James Hutton and the Discovery of Deep Time. New York: Tor Books (Forge imprint), 2004 (ISBN 0-76531-238-7). publicado no Reino Unido sob o título Revolutions in the Earth: James Hutton and the True Age of the World. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2003 (ISBN 0-29782-975-0).

Ver também[editar | editar código-fonte]

Nicholas Steno

Shen Kuo

Ligações externas[editar | editar código-fonte]

Commons

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James Hutton.org.uk (em inglês), links to James Hutton — The Man and The James Hutton Trail.

Biography of James Hutton