EESA06H3 Chapter 19: Time and Geology
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Hutto(cid:374)"s (cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:272)ept that geologi(cid:272) pro(cid:272)esses operati(cid:374)g at prese(cid:374)t are the sa(cid:373)e pro(cid:272)ess that operated in the past as the principle of uniformitarianism. The principle is stated (cid:373)ore su(cid:272)(cid:272)i(cid:374)(cid:272)tly as the (cid:862)prese(cid:374)t is the key to the past(cid:863) Scotsman regarded as the father of modern geology realized that geologic features features could be explained through present day processes. He recognized our mountains are not permanent but have been carved into their present shaped and will be worn down by the slow agents of erosion now working on them. Realized the great thickness of sedimentary rock we find on the continents are products of sediment removed from land and deposited as mud and sand in the sea. Uniformitarianism is a bit unfortunate because it suggests that changes take place at a uniform rate. Hutton re organize that sudden violent events such as the major short- lived volcanic corruption also include influenced earths history.
