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020 _a9780511973086 (ebook)
020 _z9781108072311 (paperback)
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100 1 _aPlayfair, John,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aIllustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth /
_cJohn Playfair.
264 1 _aPlace of publication not identified :
_bpublisher not identified,
_c1802.
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press
300 _a1 online resource (554 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aCambridge library collection. Earth Science
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
520 _aJohn Playfair (1748-1819) was a Scottish mathematician and geologist best known for his defence of James Hutton's geological theories. He attended the University of St Andrews, completing his theological studies in 1770. In 1785 he was appointed joint Professor of Mathematics at the University of Edinburgh, and in 1805 he was elected Professor of Natural Philosophy. This highly influential book, first published in 1802, contains Playfair's clarification and summary of Hutton's geological concepts. Playfair concisely explains Hutton's theories on erosion and geothermal heat in rock formation and the concept of uniformitarianism in geology, illustrating these theories with his own precise observations on different types of rock strata. The clarity of Playfair's explanations was instrumental in popularising Hutton's geological theories, many of which are now recognised as key principles of modern geology. Playfair's strident defence of Hutton's ideas formed part of a controversial debate between Hutton's supporters and his detractors.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9781108072311
830 0 _aCambridge library collection.
_pEarth Science.
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511973086
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