Diary of James Hutton
The Diary of James Hutton
Erika Smith
Science
March 25, 2013
Mrs. Giesel
The Diary of James Hutton
Dear Diary, It is the summer of 1754 and I have moved to a piece of farm land that I’ve inherited from my late father. I am now a farmer and even though I do not have a degree in geology, I have decided to study geology as I am farming.(About 2013). As I observe the land, there are many things I have discovered about the Earth. It is believed the Earth came into existence on October 22, 4004 B.C. I now believe the Earth is being formed. I have recognized Earth’s history. I have discovered that fossils are the remains from animals that perished from the Biblical Flood. Once such process is erosion and sedimentation both work present day. Sediments deposited form the water compress to become stone. Sedimentation slowly takes place and older rocks are made of materials from ruins of older continents. When rock is exposed to the atmosphere it erodes and decays and this is called the great geological cycle. Molten material can be forced into the mountains, it erodes, and then the eroded materials get washed away. The Earth’s interior is extremely hot and the processes long ago that caused the changing of the Earth are still the same processes present day. (Mathez, E.A. 2000 American Museum of Natural History).
It is the spring of 1785 and I have written and published a book called “Theory of the Earth”. (1785) This has been my biggest contribution to science so far. In the book, I tell how the sediment fusions rise up due to the major heat that lies beneath the Earth’s crust in lower regions. The heat is capable of fusing all substances that are found in the different types of sediments. I also discuss the length of time Earth has been a habitable world of existence. I used the idea of how long it took the land to wear down. The demonstration of process of sedimentation is cyclical of nature was one of the most important advances in geological science. My
Erika Smith
Science
March 25, 2013
Mrs. Giesel
The Diary of James Hutton
Dear Diary, It is the summer of 1754 and I have moved to a piece of farm land that I’ve inherited from my late father. I am now a farmer and even though I do not have a degree in geology, I have decided to study geology as I am farming.(About 2013). As I observe the land, there are many things I have discovered about the Earth. It is believed the Earth came into existence on October 22, 4004 B.C. I now believe the Earth is being formed. I have recognized Earth’s history. I have discovered that fossils are the remains from animals that perished from the Biblical Flood. Once such process is erosion and sedimentation both work present day. Sediments deposited form the water compress to become stone. Sedimentation slowly takes place and older rocks are made of materials from ruins of older continents. When rock is exposed to the atmosphere it erodes and decays and this is called the great geological cycle. Molten material can be forced into the mountains, it erodes, and then the eroded materials get washed away. The Earth’s interior is extremely hot and the processes long ago that caused the changing of the Earth are still the same processes present day. (Mathez, E.A. 2000 American Museum of Natural History).
It is the spring of 1785 and I have written and published a book called “Theory of the Earth”. (1785) This has been my biggest contribution to science so far. In the book, I tell how the sediment fusions rise up due to the major heat that lies beneath the Earth’s crust in lower regions. The heat is capable of fusing all substances that are found in the different types of sediments. I also discuss the length of time Earth has been a habitable world of existence. I used the idea of how long it took the land to wear down. The demonstration of process of sedimentation is cyclical of nature was one of the most important advances in geological science. My