01708cam a22003133u 4500 14179 UtSlPG 20260610133332.0 m cr n 260607r2004||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 QE Hutton, James, 1726-1797 Theory of the Earth, With Proofs and Illustrations, Volume 2 (of 4) Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2004 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_the_Earth Release date is 2004-11-27 Produced by Robert Shimmin, Renald Levesque and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Theory of the Earth, With Proofs and Illustrations, Volume 2 (of 4)" by James Hutton is a geological work published in 1795. This foundational text argues that Earth formed through natural forces operating over vast timescales, challenging biblical accounts of Earth's age. Hutton's principle of uniformitarianism—that present processes explain past geological features—would profoundly influence Charles Lyell and, through him, Charles Darwin. The work even contains early hints of natural selection, describing how organisms best suited to their circumstances survive and multiply. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Geology -- Early works to 1800 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14179 55567 55567