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On Salisbury Crags, Edinburgh
Thompson, Dr. Gordon I., 1960, Photograph
On Salisbury Crags, Edinburgh
On Salisbury Crags, Edinburgh
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23982
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On Salisbury Crags, Edinburgh
Description
Two figures walk along a wide path into the horizon beside the ridge of Salisbury Crags near Holyrood.
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Thompson, Dr. Gordon I.
Date
1960
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8.7 x 13.3 cm
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Photograph
Salisbury Crags were formed by a combination of volcanic activity and glacial erosion. James Hutton's studies of the Crags formed an important part of his 1788 work 'Theory of the Earth', the book that earned him his reputation as the founder of modern geology.
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