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James Hutton (Wikipedia)

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The Wikipedia biography of James Hutton, consulted for his 1785 to 1788 Theory of the Earth, the founding description of the rock cycle. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Wikimedia Foundation
URL
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Hutton
Source Type
reference
Reliability Tier
2
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James Hutton (Wikipedia)
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Claims Backed By This Source (9 claims)

This source backs 9 claims across the atlas. As facts: 6 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.
  • Physical Processes, 4 claims: 1 well-attested, 2 holds, 1 general references.

Well-attested

6

Physical Processes

Rock Cycle

Sources

James Hutton (Wikipedia)

Holds

2

Physical Processes

Deposition and SedimentationErosion

General References

1

Physical Processes

Rock Cycle
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