What is recorded here
This commemorative plaque records: James Hutton
Why this person mattered
James Hutton is often referred to as the father of modern geology for his development of the theory of uniformitarianism, which posits that the Earth is shaped by the same processes still in operation today and that it must be much older than was then believed.
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