"A rock or stone is not a subject……" — James Hutton
"A rock or stone is not a subject that, of itself, may interest a philosopher to study; but, when he comes to see the necessity of those hard bodies, in the constitution of this earth, or for the permanency of the land on which we dwell, and when he finds that there are means wisely provided for the renovation of this necessary decaying part, as well as that of every other, he then, with pleasure, contemplates this manifestation of design, and thus connects the mineral system of this earth with that by which the heavenly bodies are made to move perpetually in their orbits."
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James Hutton
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14 Quotes by James Hutton
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Error, never can be consistent, nor can truth fail of having support from the accurate examination of every circumstance.
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When we trace the part of which this terrestrial system is composed, and when we view the general connection of…
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In matters of science, curiosity gratified begets not indolence, but new desires.
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Man is made for science; he reasons from effects to causes, and from causes to effects; but he does not…
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[It] is the little causes, long continued, which are considered as bringing about the greatest changes of the earth.
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To a naturalist nothing is indifferent; the humble moss that creeps upon the stone is equally interesting as the lofty…
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The past history of our globe must be explained by what can be seen to be happening now. No powers…
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There is no vestige of a beginning, no prospect of an end.
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If an organised body is not in the situation and circumstances best adapted to its sustenance and propagation, then, in…
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