2007-11-05 22:35:03 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
The word "geology" was first used by Jean-André Deluc in the year 1778 and introduced as a fixed term by Horace-Bénédict de Saussure in the year 1779. The science was not included in Encyclopedia Britannica's third edition completed in 1797, but had a lengthy entry in the fourth edition completed by 1809.[1] An older meaning of the word was first used by Richard de Bury to distinguish between earthly and theological jurisprudence.
2007-11-05 22:38:59 · answer #1 · answered by willmin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
James Hutton (1726-97) is an early and very notable geologist. The Wikipedia page below says that he is usually known as the "father of modern geology".
2007-11-05 23:39:56 · answer #2 · answered by bh8153 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nicholas Steno (as in Steno's Laws) and William "Strata" Smith were also important contributors to basic principles of geology.
2007-11-06 10:56:38 · answer #3 · answered by piper07 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whom should I give him to?
2007-11-05 22:37:45 · answer #4 · answered by scruffycat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋