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First Illustration of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth
- Colorado Review
- Center for Literary Publishing
- Volume 44, Number 1, Spring 2017
- p. 133
- 10.1353/col.2017.0020
- Article
- Additional Information
This poem is named after the 18th century mathematician and scientist John Playfair’s ͙ Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth, which is considered the founding text of modern geology. The poem’s speaker interprets aspects of the geological theory in the present and imagined future.