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Episode 106 - James Hutton and Adam Smith

Season 1, Ep. 106

Hello!

This Week in Scottish History saw the birth of James Hutton - known as the Father of Geology!

It also saw the birth of another member of the Scottish Enlightenment and one of the closest friends of another previous topic of the podcast - Adam Smith.


Next up is an entire episode explaining the Scottish Enlightenment, which I am looking forward to bringing you!


Cheers,

Owen


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