James Hutton

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1. When was James Hutton born?June 3, 1726
2. When did James Hutton die?March 26, 1797 (age 70)
3. Where was James Hutton born?Edinburgh, Scotland
4. What is the related topics?Geological time scale, stratigraphy, erosion, sedimentation, igneous and metamorphic rocks
5. Who was James Hutton?He was a Scottish scientist born in Edinburgh in 1726 who studied rocks and became known as a detective of Earth's history.
6. What did James Hutton discover about the Earth's age?He proved that Earth is far older than the few thousand years people thought, showing it has been changing for a very long time.

Uniformitarianism: The geological principle that the same natural laws and processes that operate now have operated throughout geologic time.
Deep Time: The vast, immeasurable expanse of geological time, spanning millions and billions of years.
Catastrophism: The theory that Earth's geological features were primarily shaped by sudden, violent, and short-lived events.
Stratigraphy: The study of rock layers (strata) and layering (stratification) to understand Earth's history.