Hutton, James 1726-1797

Overview

Works:	169 works in 616 publications in 6 languages and 9,213 library holdings
Genres:	History Conference papers and proceedings Biography Pictorial works Manuscripts Charts, diagrams, etc Essays
Roles:	Author, Editor, Honoree, Other

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Most widely held works about James Hutton

The man who found time : James Hutton and the discovery of the earth's antiquity by Jack Repcheck( Book )
James Hutton--the founder of modern geology by E. B Bailey( Book )
James Hutton and the history of geology by Dennis R Dean( Book )
Eureka! : 50 scientists who shaped human history by John Grant( Book )
James Hutton : present and future( Book )

History of geomorphology from Hutton to Hack by Geomorphology Symposium( Book )
Ages in chaos : James Hutton and the discovery of deep time by Stephen Baxter( Book )
James Hutton's medical dissertation by Arthur L Donovan( Book )
Revolutions in the earth : James Hutton and the true age of the world by Stephen Baxter( Book )
James Hutton : the founder of modern geology by D. B McIntyre( Book )
James Hutton & Joseph Black : biographies by John Playfair( Book )
James Hutton in the field and in the study by James Hutton( Book )
System of the earth, 1785. Theory of the earth, 1788. Observations on granite, 1794. Together with Playfair's Biography of Hutton by James Hutton( Book )
The Origin of granites : a symposium celebrating the bicentenary of the work of James Hutton, organised jointly by the Royal Society of Edinburgh and the Royal Society of London and held at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, 14-16 September 1987 by Royal Society of Edinburgh( Book )
James Hutton : founder of modern geology by Jean Jones( Book )
The Life and work of James Hutton( Visual )
Illustrations of the Huttonian theory of the earth; a facsimile reprint, with an introduction by George W. White by John Playfair( )
James Hutton, an analytic and historical study by Winslow H Galbraith( )
Discovering Edinburgh's volcano : a geological guide to Holyrood Park by D. H Land( Book )
Biographical account of James Hutton, M.D.F.R.S. Ed. by John Playfair( Book )

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Most widely held works by James Hutton

Theory of the earth : with proofs and illustrations by James Hutton( Book )

104 editions published between 1795 and 1997 in English and held by 845 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Essays on philosophical subjects by Adam Smith( Book )

28 editions published between 1795 and 1982 in English and held by 582 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Enth.: Dugoald Stewart's account of Adam Smith / ed. by I.S. Ross

System of the earth, 1785. Theory of the earth, 1788. Observations on granite, 1794. Together with Playfair's Biography of Hutton by James Hutton( Book )

7 editions published between 1970 and 1973 in English and held by 341 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A dissertation upon the philosophy of light, heat, and fire by James Hutton( )

26 editions published between 1794 and 2005 in English and held by 267 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Considerations on the nature, quality, and distinctions, of coal and culm : with inquiries, philosophical and political, into the present state of the laws, and the questions now in agitation relative to the taxes upon these commodities contained in a letter from James Hutton ... to a friend by James Hutton( )

12 editions published between 1777 and 2005 in English and held by 254 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Abstract of a dissertation read in the Royal Society of Edinburgh by James Hutton( )

13 editions published between 1790 and 2005 in English and held by 177 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An investigation of the principles of knowledge : and of the progress of reason, from sense to science and philosophy ... by James Hutton( Book )

31 editions published between 1794 and 1999 in English and held by 161 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Dissertations on different subjects in natural philosophy by James Hutton( Book )

18 editions published between 1792 and 1969 in English and Undetermined and held by 114 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Theory of the earth, or, An investigation of the laws observable in the composition, dissolution and restoration of land upon the globe by James Hutton( Book )

21 editions published between 1785 and 2007 in English and held by 86 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Considerations on the nature, quality, and distinctions, of coal and culm, with inquiries, philosophical and political, into the present state of the laws, ... Contained in a letter from Doctor James Hutton by James Hutton( )

10 editions published between 1777 and 2005 in English and held by 79 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Illustrations of the Huttonian theory of the earth; a facsimile reprint, with an introduction by George W. White by John Playfair( )

4 editions published between 1802 and 1815 in French and English and held by 76 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

John Playfair (1748-1819) was a Scottish mathematician and geologist best known for his defence of James Hutton's geological theories. He attended the University of St Andrews, completing his theological studies in 1770. In 1785 he was appointed joint Professor of Mathematics at the University of Edinburgh, and in 1805 he was elected Professor of Natural Philosophy. This highly influential book, first published in 1802, contains Playfair's clarification and summary of Hutton's geological concepts. Playfair concisely explains Hutton's theories on erosion and geothermal heat in rock formation and the concept of uniformitarianism in geology, illustrating these theories with his own precise observations on different types of rock strata. The clarity of Playfair's explanations was instrumental in popularising Hutton's geological theories, many of which are now recognised as key principles of modern geology. Playfair's strident defence of Hutton's ideas formed part of a controversial debate between Hutton's supporters and his detractors

The 1785 abstract of James Hutton's Theory of the earth by James Hutton( Book )

15 editions published between 1987 and 1997 in English and held by 72 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

James Hutton's Theory of the earth : the lost drawings by G. Y Craig( Book )

9 editions published between 1978 and 1987 in English and Undetermined and held by 64 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Essays on, I. Moral sentiments; II. Astronomical inquiries; III. Formation of languages; IV. History of ancient physics; V. Ancient logic and metaphysicis; VI. The imitative arts; VII. Music, dancing, poetry; VIII. The external senses; IX. English and Italian verses by Adam Smith( )

2 editions published in 1872 in English and held by 37 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Dissertatio physico-medica inauguralis de sanguine et circulatione microcosmi : quam, annuente deo ter opt. max. by James Hutton( )

7 editions published in 1749 in Latin and held by 30 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The theory of rain by James Hutton( )

5 editions published between 1784 and 1788 in English and Undetermined and held by 21 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

James Hutton's system of the earth, 1785 ; theory of the earth, 1788 ; observations on granite, 1794 ; together with Playfair's biography of Hutton : facimiles of the original editions by James Hutton( Book )

10 editions published between 1970 and 1973 in English and held by 17 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Theory of the earth by James Hutton( Book )

7 editions published between 1795 and 1972 in English and held by 15 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Theory of the earth by James Hutton( Book )

8 editions published between 1959 and 1972 in English and German and held by 15 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Origin of granites : a symposium celebrating the bicentenary of the work of James Hutton, organised jointly by the Royal Society of Edinburgh and the Royal Society of London and held at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, 14-16 September 1987 by Royal Society of Edinburgh( Book )

7 editions published between 1987 and 1988 in English and held by 15 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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