Papers of Rolland J. B. Munro relating to James Hutton (1726-1797) 1939-1947

Munro, Rolland J. B.

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James Hutton was most well known for achievements in geology. He was born in Edinburgh on 3 June 1726. He was educated at the city's Royal High School and he studied at Edinburgh University first matriculating there in 1740. His most important contribution to science was the Theory of the Earth (1785) which earned him the accolade of 'founder of modern geology'. In his work, he noted: "with respect to Human observation, this world has neither a beginning nor an end" - a principle no...

Munro Rolland J. B. fl 1939-1947

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Hutton, James, 1726-1797

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