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IT is to be doubted whether any work, with the exception of Lyell's “Principles,” has had a more important influence on the science of geology than Hutton's “Theory of the Earth,” in which for the first time the true mode of studying the science was set forth and its fundamental facts outlined.
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ADAMS, F. Hutton's “Theory of the Earth”. Nature 52, 569 (1895). https://doi.org/10.1038/052569b0
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