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The early 1900's, who were the scientists associated with Uniformitarianism and Catastrophism and what evidence did they use to bolster their arguments?

Title: The early 1900's, who were the scientists associated with Uniformitarianism and Catastrophism and what evidence did they use to bolster their arguments?
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The early 1900's, who were the scientists associated with Uniformitarianism and Catastrophism and what evidence did they use to bolster their arguments?

The scientists associated with the debate over the interpretation of the geological record were: ·Scottish geologist James Hutton ·Another Scotsman, John Playfair, Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory "(1802) ·Abraham Gottlob Werner, a German geologist ·French naturalist G. L. Cuvier ·English geologist Sir Charles Lyell ·Humboldt Uniformitarianism, in geology, was first advanced by Scottish geologist James Hutton who may be regarded as the originator of the doctrine of Uniformitarianism. In his 'Theory of the Earth', Hutton states …showed first 75 words of 705 total…

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…showed last 75 words of 705 total…instead, he believed that science is advanced through successful alternative paradigms, which would set a new standard in science until a new breakthrough came along. It is for this reason, that I would think Thomas Kuhn would want to support Catastrophism. Catastrophism suggests a changing paradigm that would appeal to Kuhn. With each catastrophe, the world would see a magnificent change that would set a new standard in science until a new breakthrough came along.

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