Theory of the Earth (historical)

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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

Citation

Cleveland, C. (2008). Theory of the Earth (historical). Retrieved from http://editors.eol.org/eoearth/wiki/Theory_of_the_Earth_(historical)