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1. Geologist

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   The origins of geology are often traced to the philosophical inquiries of antiquity, though modern geological science solidified in the 18th century. Early theoretical frameworks were often characterized by dramatic, rapid change, most notably Catastrophism, which posited that Earth’s features were shaped by sudden, violent global events. This perspective gradually yielded to Uniformitarianism, famously summarized by the principle that "the present is the key to the past," suggesting that the same slow, observable processes shaping the…