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Hutton
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Hut·ton  (htn), James 1726-1797.
British geologist. His ideas, presented in A Theory of the Earth (1785), form the basis of modern geology.

Hutton [ˈhʌtən]
n
1. (Biographies / Hutton, James (1726-1797) M, Scottish, SCIENCE: geologist) James. 1726-97, Scottish geologist, regarded as the founder of modern geology
2. (Biographies / Hutton, Sir Leonard (1916-1990) M, English, SPORT AND GAMES: cricketer) Sir Leonard, known as Len Hutton. 1916-90, English cricketer; the first professional captain of England (1953)
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Noun1.Hutton - English cricketer (1916-1990)
2.Hutton - Scottish geologist who described the processes that have shaped the surface of the earth (1726-1797)


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