The Man Who Found Time : James Hutton and the Discovery of Earth's Antiquity

Repcheck, Jack

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Sprache: Englisch

Verlag: Perseus Publishing, USA, 2003

073820692X / 9780738206929

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Hardcover. 247 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Perseus Publishing, USA, 2003. First Edition. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in fine condition and comes in fine dust jacket. More specifically: Boards have no wear, rubbing or soiling. Dust jacket is in excellent condtion. Dust jacket is unclipped. Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: There are three men whose contributions helped free science from the straitjacket of theology. Two of the three - Nicolaus Copernicus and Charles Darwin - are widely known and heralded for their breakthroughs. The third, James Hutton, never received the same recognition, yet he profoundly changed our understanding of the earth and its dynamic forces. Hutton proved that the earth was likely millions of years old rather than the biblically determined six thousand, and that it was continuously being shaped and re-shaped by myriad everyday forces rather than one cataclysmic event. In this expertly crafted narrative, Jack Repcheck tells the remarkable story of this Scottish gentleman farmer and how his simple observations on his small tract of land led him to a theory that was in direct confrontation with the Bible and that also provided the scientific proof that would spark Darwin's theory of evolution. It is also the story of Scotland and the Scottish Enlightenment, which brought together some of the greatest thinkers of the age, from David Hume and Adam Smith to James Watt and Erasmus Darwin. Finally, it is a story about the power of the written word. Repcheck argues that Hutton's work was lost to history because he could not describe his findings in graceful and readable prose. (Unlike Darwin's Origin of the Species, Hutton's one and only book was impenetrable.) A marvelous narrative about a little-known man and the science he founded, The Man Who Found Time is also a parable about the power of books to shape the history of ideas. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Science & Technology. ISBN: 073820692X. ISBN/EAN: 9780738206929. Inventory No: 24020042. …

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Titel
The Man Who Found Time : James Hutton and the Discovery of Earth's Antiquity
Autor
Repcheck, Jack
Verlag
Perseus Publishing, USA
Erscheinungsjahr
2003
Zustand
Fine
Schutzumschlag
Fine
Einband
Hardcover
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN-10
073820692X
ISBN-13
9780738206929
Auflage
First Edition.
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