Prior to the industrial revolution, scholars believed that the Earth was only 6,000 years old. What evidence first suggested that this might not be the case?

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Geological studies, particularly those by James Hutton and later Charles Lyell, demonstrated that the Earth's features were shaped by slow, continuous processes over long periods, suggesting an age far greater than 6,000 years.

Prior to the Industrial Revolution, Scholars Believed That the Earth