{"product_id":"9781836920038-james-hutton","title":"James Hutton","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Genius of Time\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the first complete biography of James Hutton, the father of modern geology, who was also a man of immensely wide-ranging intellectual achievements and one of the Scottish Enlightenment’s brightest stars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiscover one of the Scottish Enlightenment's brightest stars.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong the giants of the Scottish Enlightenment, the name of James Hutton is overlooked. Yet his \u003cem\u003eTheory of the Earth\u003c\/em\u003e revolutionised the way we think about how our planet was formed and laid the foundation for the science of geology. He was in his time a doctor, a farmer, a businessman, a chemist yet he described himself as a philosopher – a seeker after truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA friend of James Watt and of Adam Smith, he was a polymath, publishing papers on subjects as diverse as why it rains and a theory of language. He shunned status and official position, refused to give up his strong Scots accent and vulgar speech, loved jokes and could start a party in an empty room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYet much of his story remains a mystery. His papers, library and mineral collection all vanished after his death and only a handful of letters survive. He seemed to be a lifelong bachelor, yet had a secret son whom he supported throughout his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book uses new sources and original documents to bring Hutton the man to life and places him firmly among the geniuses of his time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2026 marks 300 years since the birth of James Hutton.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57878515384694,"sku":"9781836920038","price":10.94,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_41371487_98ff9c3a-441f-45a8-b0a5-3ce717f5865d.jpg?v=1779340718","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781836920038-james-hutton","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}