In addition to being a geologist, Hutton was also a?
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James Hutton was a Scottish geologist and chemist who was one of the founders of modern geology. He is best known for his theory of uniformitarianism, which states that the Earth's surface has been shaped by the gradual action of geological processes over long periods of time.
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