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Some geological correspondence of James Hutton

V. A. Eyles & Joan M. Eyles

Annals of Science 7 (4):316-339 (1951)

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The correspondence between James Hutton (1726–1797) and James Watt (1736–1819) with two letters from Hutton to george Clerk-Maxwell (1715–1784): Part II. [REVIEW]Jean Jones, Hugh S. Torrens & Eric Robinson - 1995 - Annals of Science 52 (4):357-382.details There are eleven previously unpublished letters between James Hutton and James Watt in the Doldowlod collection, which Birmingham City Archives acquires from Lord Gibson-Watt in 1994. They were written between 1774 and 1795. Very little of Hutton's other correspondence survives, so these letters add significantly to our knowledge. The earliest letters together with two letters from Hutton to George Clerk-Maxwell , describe geological tours that Hutton made through Wales, the Midlands, and the south-west of England in 1774. The correspondence after (...) Download Export citation Bookmark
The geological collection of James Hutton.Jean Jones - 1984 - Annals of Science 41 (3):223-244.details Hutton made a geological collection to illustrate his theory of the Earth, and frequently cited phenomena displayed by specimens in it to support his arguments. His followers also considered that the evidence provided by the collection would help to establish his views. After Hutton's death it was given to the Royal Society of Edinburgh which, however, under the terms of its charter, was obliged to lodge it in the Natural History Museum of the University. The Museum's curator, the Wernerian, Robert (...) Download Export citation Bookmark 3 citations
The Philosophical Society of Edinburgh 1768–1783.Roger L. Emerson - 1985 - British Journal for the History of Science 18 (3):255-303.details The Philosophical Society of Edinburgh Throughout the years 1768–1783 looked to the outside world like a flourishing and important body. By 1771 it had sponsored the publication of five volumes of papers which had gone through several printings and translations. It had a distinguished foreign membership which assured its recognition abroad as one of the important academic bodies in the cosmopolitan Republic of Letters. From its foundation in 1737 until his death in 1768, its President had been the Earl of (...) Download Export citation Bookmark 5 citations
James Hutton's agricultural research and his life as a farmer.Jean Jones - 1985 - Annals of Science 42 (6):573-601.details By bringing together information in published and unpublished works of the eighteenth and early nineteenth century, notably Hutton's unpublished manuscript the ‘Elements of Agriculture’, it is possible to augment our meagre knowledge of Hutton's agricultural activities. His decision to farm is discussed, as are his time as a student of agriculture in East Anglia and on the Continent , his life as a farmer at Slighhouses in Berwickshire , his research after he returned to Edinburgh , and his opinions on (...) Download Export citation Bookmark 2 citations
Historicism and the Rise of Historical Geology, Part 2.D. R. Oldroyd - 1979 - History of Science 17 (4):227-257.details Download Export citation Bookmark 1 citation
The correspondence between James Hutton (1726–1797) and James Watt (1736–1819) with two letters from Hutton to George Clerk-Maxwell (1715–1784): Part I. [REVIEW]Jean Jones, Hugh S. Torrens & Eric Robinson - 1994 - Annals of Science 51 (6):637-653.details (1994). The correspondence between James Hutton (1726–1797) and James Watt (1736–1819) with two letters from Hutton to George Clerk-Maxwell (1715–1784): Part I. Annals of Science: Vol. 51, No. 6, pp. 637-653. Download Export citation Bookmark

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