What field did Hutton greatly contribute in establishing?
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Hutton is considered the father of modern geology because of his pioneering work in establishing Theory of uniformitarianism, which states that the Earth's surface is shaped by the same processes that are still operating today, over long periods of time. This theory overturned the earlier view that the Earth's features were created by a series of catastrophic events, such as floods or volcanic eruptions.
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