| Ref No | LDGSL/753 |
| Title | James HUTTON's 'Theory of the Earth' |
| Date | [c.1795] |
| Level | Item |
| Extent | 1 volume |
| Format | Document |
| Description | James HUTTON, 'Theory of the Earth'; volume 3, chapters 4 to 9, pages marked 139-344, a scribal manuscript with corrections by the author, [c.1795]. |
| Provenance | Presented to the Society by Leonard Horner in 1856. Flyleaf states 'This MS volume (part of a series) of Dr Hutton's, with some additions in his own hand, containing six chapters of illustrations of his Theory of the Earth, was given to Lord Webb Seymour by Mr Playfair (as Mr Playfair himself told me) and after his Lordship's death I received it from the Duke of Somerset, when he came to Edinburgh on the occasion of his brother's decease. I give it to the Geological Society to be preserved in the Library, as an interesting document in the History of Science. LH 30 November 1856.' |
| Access Conditions | Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information. |
| Language | English |
| Publication Note | Published as: Geikie, A. 'Theory of the earth, with proofs and illustrations. In four parts. Vol. 3'. London: Geological Society, 1899. Digital version of published work available on Oxford Digital Library. Drawings to illustrated the volume were published in 1978. |
| ArchNote | Description by John Thackray; revised by Caroline Lam |
| CreatorName | HUTTON | James | 1726-1797 | geologist and naturalist |
| Term | Granite |
| Previous reference | LDGSL 753 |