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James Hutton

Celebrating the life of James Hutton, Berwickshire farmer and 'founder of modern geology'

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  • James Hutton - The Man
    • Biography
      • Early Years
      • Thoughts of Settling in the World
      • Settled and Unsettled
      • Final Years
    • The Person
    • Business and Related Interests
    • Bibliography
    • Contemporaries
      • The Oyster Club
      • The Royal Society of Edinburgh
      • Friend, Mentors & Others
    • Hutton's Relevance Today
    • The Natural Philosopher
  • Hutton the Farmer
    • Learning To Farm & Travels Abroad
    • Return to Slighhouses and Farm Improvement
    • Life as a Farmer
    • Return to Edinburgh
    • The Elements of Agriculture
  • Hutton the Geologist
    • The Testimony of the Rocks
    • The Theory of the Earth
    • Evidence and Explanation
    • Hutton’s Journeys to Prove his Theory
    • Hutton’s Theory of the Earth Accepted?
    • Legacy

Figures in The Scottish Enlightenment

Personal Friends and Mentors

Adam Ferguson
Adam Ferguson
Adam Smith
Adam Smith
Colin MacLaurin
Colin MacLaurin
Erasmus Darwin
Erasmus Darwin
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George Clerk Maxwell
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James Davie
James Hall of Dunglass
James Hall of Dunglass
James Watt
James Watt
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John Hall of Dunglass
Joseph Black
Joseph Black

Others – Closely linked

David Hume
David Hume
James Boswell
James Boswell
Lord Kames
Lord Kames

Project Partners

Making Tracks (Leader Plus and the Scottish Executive)
European Union
Leader Plus
Scottish Natural Heritage
British Geological Survey
The Borders Foundation for Rural Sustainability
United Kingdom Regionally Important Geological and Geomorphological Sites

This project is made possible through funding from Making Tracks (Leader Plus and the Scottish Executive), Scottish Natural Heritage, The Borders Foundation for Rural Sustainability and in-kind support from the project partners.

  • Research and Text: Denise Daly Walton
  • Design: Simprim Studio Services
  • © The Borders Foundation for Rural Sustainability

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