REVOLUTIONS IN THE EARTH: JAMES HUTTON AND THE TRUE AGE OF THE WORLD

by Stephen Baxter

$45 · Offered by L. W. Currey · No longer available

First edition · Signed

London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2003 . Octavo, boards. First edition. Signed on the title page by Baxter. A compelling biography of James Hutton 1726-1797 , the visionary founder of modern geology -- a man who challenged orthodox beliefs to prove the antiquity of the Earth. A fine copy in fine dust jacket with touch of sunning to spine panel. #177441

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