Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos
James Hutton
Introduction References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics
Images
James Hutton
At a Glance
default image
James Hutton summary
Quizzes
Michael Faraday (L) English physicist and chemist (electromagnetism) and John Frederic Daniell (R) British chemist and meteorologist who invented the Daniell cell.
Faces of Science
Cross section of Earth showing the core, mantle, and crust
Everything Earth
Related Questions

James Hutton: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

John Playfair, “Biographical Account of the Late Dr. James Hutton, F.R.S., Edin.,” Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 5:39–99 (1805), an authoritative biographical account written by a close friend; E.B. Bailey, James Hutton: The Founder of Modern Geology (1967), a biographical account by a distinguished geologist with a detailed commentary on Hutton’s geological work.

Article Contributors

Primary Contributors

  • The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
    Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors.

Other Encyclopedia Britannica Contributors

Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Anniversary information added. May 30, 2026
Anniversary information added. Mar 22, 2026
First paragraph modernization. Mar 14, 2024
Add new Web site: The University of Edinburgh - Alumni Services - Biography of James Hutton. May 17, 2021
Add new Web site: American Museum of Natural History - James Hutton: The Founder of Modern Geology. Jan 31, 2020
Add new Web site: Edinburgh Geological Society - Biography of James Hutton. Feb 24, 2017
Add new Web site: Undiscovered Scotland - Biography of James Hutton. Jul 08, 2013
Add new Web site: Electric Scotland - Biography of James Hutton. Jul 08, 2013
Add new Web site: Scottish Science Hall of Fame - Biography of James Hutton. Jul 08, 2013
Added new Web site: UNESCO World Heritage Convention - Timbuktu, Mali. Apr 16, 2009
Added new Web site: MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive - Biography of James Hutton. Apr 04, 2008
Article revised. Mar 06, 2003
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
View Changes:
Article History
Revised:
By: