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Born June 3, 1726 • Edinburgh • Scotland
Died March 26, 1797 (aged 70) • Edinburgh • Scotland
Notable Works “Theory of the Earth”
Subjects Of Study uniformitarianism
Role In Scottish Enlightenment

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