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What theory did Hutton develop from his study of geological features like Siccar Point?
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Theory that geological features change over time is known as uniformitarianism. It was developed by James Hutton, a Scottish geologist, in the 18th century. Hutton studied geological features such as Siccar Point, which is a cliff on the east coast of Scotland. He observed that the layers of rock in the cliff were tilted, and that the lower layers were older than the upper layers.
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