James Hutton and the History of Geology

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Related/Included Titles:: Frontmatter --
Contents --
List of Illustrations --
Preface --
1. The Man and His Theory --
2. "Theory of the Earth": The Middle Phase --
3. Theory of the Earth, 1795 --
4. Hall, Werner, and Jameson --
5. Playfair --
6. Huttonian Controversy --
7. Huttonians and Wernerians --
8. The Triumph of Facts --
9. Specific Problems --
10. Lyell --
11. Hutton and the Historians --
12. Toward Modernity --
Appendix 1. Hutton and Black --
Appendix 2. Hutton and Toulmin --
Appendix 3. Hutton and Geological Time --
Appendix 4. The Authorship of Hutton's "Abstract" --
Bibliography --
Index

Table of Contents:: Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- 1. The Man and His Theory -- 2. "Theory of the Earth": The Middle Phase -- 3. Theory of the Earth, 1795 -- 4. Hall, Werner, and Jameson -- 5. Playfair -- 6. Huttonian Controversy -- 7. Huttonians and Wernerians -- 8. The Triumph of Facts -- 9. Specific Problems -- 10. Lyell -- 11. Hutton and the Historians -- 12. Toward Modernity -- Appendix 1. Hutton and Black -- Appendix 2. Hutton and Toulmin -- Appendix 3. Hutton and Geological Time -- Appendix 4. The Authorship of Hutton's "Abstract" -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary:: In James Hutton and the History of Geology, Dennis R. Dean provides a more accurate and complete account of Hutton's major geological writings than any that has hitherto appeared. He examines the growth and development of Hutton's thought in the light of his training and experience in medicine, agriculture, and philosophy, locating him within the intellectual milieux of Edinburgh at the height of the Scottish Enlightenment.
Language:: English
Language Note:: In English.
Physical Type/Description:: 1 online resource (312 p.)