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In which country was James Hutton born?

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  • Scotland

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James Hutton was born in Scotland in 1726. He was a geologist who is considered to be the father of modern geology. He is best known for his work on Theory of uniformitarianism, which states that the Earth's surface is constantly being shaped by geological processes that have been operating over long periods of time.
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