Wikipedia's topic entry on uniformitarianism, its origin in James Hutton's 1785 Theory of the Earth, the phrase the present is the key to the past, and Charles Lyell's role popularizing it in Principles of Geology.
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PublisherWikipedia
URLhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniformitarianism
Source Typereference
Reliability Tier3
A community edited tertiary reference, used here for an uncontested topic definition and history, cross-checked during research against Hutton's and Lyell's own recorded publication dates. Sources
Uniformitarianism (Wikipedia)
Claims Backed By This Source (11 claims)
This source backs 11 claims across the atlas. As facts: 8 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds, 1 connected. 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.
- Theories, 5 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.
- Scientists, 1 claims: 1 holds.
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