Scientific Illustration

The angular unconformity at Siccar Point, one of the key outcrops for Hutton to demonstrate the validity of his theory. This illustration was made by Sir James Hull in 1788, during an excursion lead by Hutton

Help Save Siccar Point

The location of Hutton’s Unconformity, probably the most famous site in modern geology, is being threatened by a developer who wants to dig a trench across the 425 million year old site and fill it with concrete.

http://www.savesiccarpoint.co.uk/

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Theory of the Earth by James Hutton

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James Hutton:

Its ability to explain the Earth’s geologic processes without reference to the Bible and its emphasis on an immensely long, cyclical process of erosion, deposition, sedimentation, and volcanic upthrust were revolutionary.

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