John Whitehurst FRS, born in Cheshire, England, was a clockmaker and scientist, and made significant early contributions to geology. He was an influential member of the Lunar Society. Wikipedia
Born: April 10, 1713, Congleton, United Kingdom
Died: February 18, 1788 (age 74 years), London, United Kingdom
Place of burial: St Andrews Gardens, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Books
An Inquiry Into the Original State and Formation of the Earth: Deduced from Facts and the Laws of Nature
1778
The Works of John Whitehurst, F.R.S.: With Memoirs of His Life and Writings
Observations on the Ventilation of Rooms; on the Construction of Chimneys; and on Garden Stoves: Principally Collected from Papers Left by the Late John Whitehurst, F.R.S.
Tracts, Philosophical and Mechanical: To which are Prefixed, Memoirs of His Life and Writings
An Inquiry Into the Original State and Formation of the Earth: Deduced from Facts and the Laws of Nature. To which is Added an Appendix, Containing Some General Observations on the Strata in Derbyshire. ... By John Whitehurst
1778
An Inquiry Into the Original State and Formation of the Earth. By John Whitehurst, F.R.S. The Third Edition, Revised and Corrected