Project Gutenberg 2004-11-27 Public domain in the USA. 118 Hutton, James 1726 1797 Hutton, Jacobus Theory of the Earth, With Proofs and Illustrations, Volume 2 (of 4) Reading ease score: 49.0 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by Robert Shimmin, Renald Levesque and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Theory of the Earth, With Proofs and Illustrations, Volume 2" by James Hutton is a scientific publication written in the late 18th century. This work delves into geological phenomena and theories regarding the formation of Earth's landforms, emphasizing how land has been shaped over time through various natural processes, such as elevation from the sea, erosion, and sedimentation. At the start of this volume, Hutton introduces his theory by discussing the origins of the Earth's structure, positing that it was initially formed in horizontal strata at the bottom of the sea. He critiques prior misconceptions regarding land movement and emphasizes the role of water and atmospheric operations in shaping the Earth's surface. The opening includes analyses of geological formations, using examples from mountainous regions and the Alps, highlighting the need for comprehensive examination through factual observation and critical reasoning. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Geology -- Early works to 1800 QE Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming 677377 675586 2024-10-06T11:40:12.096145 2023-10-06T12:03:04.742817 text/html text/html 662775 2020-12-18T18:43:37 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 237852 2020-12-18T18:43:37 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 339994 2024-10-06T11:40:22.261074 application/epub+zip 349854 2024-10-06T11:40:16.118113 application/epub+zip 314595 2024-10-06T11:40:14.669102 application/epub+zip 680317 2024-10-06T11:40:27.114144 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 653669 2024-10-06T11:40:21.327074 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 610093 2022-09-07T14:58:03.662708 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 648500 648416 2024-10-06T11:40:11.163158 2023-10-06T12:03:03.894809 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 640570 2020-12-18T18:43:37 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 229532 2020-12-18T18:43:37 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 640811 2020-12-18T18:43:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 226784 2020-12-18T18:43:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20976 2024-10-06T11:40:27.245038 application/rdf+xml 24380 2024-10-06T11:40:15.247109 image/jpeg 4654 2024-10-06T11:40:14.960104 image/jpeg 335255 2024-10-06T11:40:12.154210 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia