Hutton Highlights, February 2021

Contact Tel: +44 (0) 344 928 5428 Fax: +44 (0) 344 928 5429 info@hutton.ac.uk www.hutton.ac.uk Funded by: B orn 3 J une in E dinburgh. He was one of five children Studied Latin, logic, rhetoric and mathematics at University of Edinburgh Start of his medical studies at University of Edinburgh Fathered an illegitimate son Toured northern France and parts of Holland, studying agriculture Travelled to Cheshire and Wales with James Watt to study geology Hutton was elected as a Member of the Royal Society of Agriculture at Paris Began his education at the Royal High School of Edinburgh Apprentice to lawyer – George Chalmers WS He made his trip to the Highlands and Caithness to study geology Royal Society of Edinburgh received its Royal Charter Published his version of ‘natural selection’ in Principles of Knowledge H utton died 26 M arch , aged 70 Charles Lyell’s Principles of Geology was published. He reworked many of Hutton’s ideas and concepts 1726 1740 1744 1747 1749 1750 1754 1764 1774 1778 1788 1794 1797 1830 –33 1899 1731 1743 1745 – 46 1747 1749 1752 1754 1767 1777 1783 1788 1795 1802 1831 1978 Third volume of Hutton’s Theory of the Earth was published by The Geological Society of London Act of Union between Scotland and England 17 07 17 15 1st Jacobite rising Qualified as Medical Doctor (MD) at the University of Leiden Returned to Edinburgh. Started a manufacturing business making sal ammoniac from soot Published Considerations on the Nature, Quality, and Distinctions of Coal and Culm . Started to gain recognition for his work on geology 177 6 17 84 Presents Theory of Earth 178 5 17 87 French Revolution 178 9 17 90 Jacobite Rebellion took place which interrupted Hutton’s medical studies Attended university in Paris to continue his medical studies Stayed briefly in London whilst he considered his future Travelled to East Anglia to learn more about farming. He also travelled widely across England Settled at Slighhouses Farm, Berwickshire Moved back permanently to Edinburgh and found employment working on the Forth/Clyde canal project American Independence Rented out Slighhouses Farm that earned Hutton a good income Presents Theory of Rain Visits Arran First of Hutton’s many papers published in the Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Sir Henry Raeburn paints portrait of Hutton Hutton’s Theory of the Earth is published in two volumes John Playfair published Illustrations of the Huttonion Theory of the Earth Charles Darwin set sail on HMS Beagle. He read Lyell’s Principles of Geology which helped him to develop his ideas on natural selection The Lost Drawings that were designed to illustrate Hutton’s Theory of the Earth finally came to light and were published 2021 Publication of new James Hutton biography by Alan McKirdy James Hutton Timeline