ARGONAUT BOOKS

This is the first complete biography of James Hutton, the father of modern geology, who was also a man of immensely wide-ranging intellectual achievements and one of the Scottish Enlightenment's brightest stars. Reviews 'In his attention to the social context of Hutton's life and work, Ray Perman provides a welcome addition to the still short First Geologist bookshelf. James Hutton: The Genius of Time helps us to appreciate Hutton and the scientific fuse he lit'Times Literary Supplement - Andrew H. Knoll'It is hard to see how Ray Perman's excellent biogra...Read More