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HUTTON, James (1726 – 1797)

HUTTON, James (1726 – 1797)

1726 – 1797

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1788 CE

#13593

The theory of rain.

HUTTON, James (1726 – 1797)
HUTTON, James (1726 – 1797)

In this paper on the operation of the water-cycle in meteorology Hutton hypothesized that rain was caused by a mixture of air currents of differing temperatures, either saturated or nearly saturated with moisture. "Hi…