Who is a contemporary of James Hutton?
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Georges-Louis Leclerc de Buffon
Albert Einstein
Charles Darwin
Answer
Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (1707–1788) was a French naturalist, mathematician, cosmologist, and encyclopedist who made significant contributions to the fields of geology and zoology. He was a contemporary of James Hutton, and both men are considered to be pioneers in the development of the modern science of geology.
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