Lecture: James Hutton: the man, his family and the mythology

Speaker: Professor Beverly Bergman of Glasgow University and member of Edinburgh Geological Society

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Members: Free

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Date and Time

19:30 -

Location

Virtual Talk via Zoom

Lecture Description

Well-known as the “father of modern geology”, James Hutton has been a somewhat enigmatic character as few of his personal papers survived. Recent research using newly discovered material has enabled us to examine some of the mythology surrounding him and provide a better understanding of the man and his family.