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The man who discovered the 'abyss of time' - BBC News [View all]
In the 1700s, geologist James Hutton discovered a rock formation in Scotland that transformed how we think about time.
Through studying the rocky headland of Siccar Point, Hutton identified the existence of ‘deep time’ – proving that Earth is millions, not thousands, of years old.
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