The correspondence between James Hutton (1726–1797) and James Watt (1736–1819) with two letters from Hutton to george Clerk-Maxwell (1715

The correspondence between James Hutton (1726–1797) and James Watt (1736–1819) with two letters from Hutton to george Clerk-Maxwell (1715–1784): Part II

Published:1995-07 Issue:4 Volume:52 Page:357-382
ISSN:0003-3790
Container-title:Annals of Science
language:en
Short-container-title:Annals of Science

Author:

Jones Jean¹,Torrens Hugh S.²,Robinson Eric³

Affiliation:

1. a 6 Greenhill Terrace, Edinburgh, EH10 4BS, UK

2. b Geology Department , University of Keele , Keele, ST5 5BG, UK

3. c Department of History , University of Massachusetts , Boston, MA, 02125-3393, USA

Publisher

Informa UK Limited

Subject

History and Philosophy of Science

Link

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/00033799500200291

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