James Hutton (1726-1797)

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Wikipedia:
Biography of James Hutton.
Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network (SCRAN):
Information on James Hutton.
Edinburgh University School of Geosciences:
Images of Siccar Point in Berwickshire, Scotland where Hutton observed the unconformity of rocks.
James Hutton:
Part of the Scottish Borders James Hutton Trail, which celebrates James Hutton and the geology of the Scottish Borders.
Project Gutenberg:
Online book catalogue with links to James Hutton's 'Theory of the Earth'.
The Internet Sacred Texts Archive:
Link to the full version of the 'Theory of the Earth', published in 1788 in 'Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh'.

Search for National Library material relating to James Hutton:
Details of publications by or about James Hutton that are held in National Library of Scotland collections.
Film catalogue details for 'Touch of Scotland':
Glimpses of the diversions offered in Scottish towns and countryside (1964). Includes Salisbury Crags, where Hutton studied rock formations. Film clip available, but does not show Salisbury Crags. Part of the Moving Image Archive collection at the National Library.