November 2014: Geology and Medicine Part 2
Geology and Medicine: Exploring the Historical Links and the Development of Public Health and Forensic Medicine
Past meeting: Selsey field trip: In the footsteps of Heron-Allen
A weekend visit to the Selsey area will investigate Heron-Allen’s contributions to geological studies of the area. Lectures by leading experts on Heron-Allen and the local geology will be combined with short walks around Selsey and a fossil hunt on the beach at Bracklesham.
Past meeting: Comparing the Smith and Greenough maps – behind the scenes at the National Museum of Wales
This meeting will focus on some of the highlights of the collection such as De la Beche’s original watercolour of Duria Antiquior, and will include an opportunity to view several issues of Smith’s 1815 map side by side, and to compare them with Greenough’s map. Also on display will be the (much-faded) and recently rediscovered annotated Greenough map which hung in the Geological Society’s apartments until 1932.
Past meeting: INHIGEO Conference; Field Trips
The International Commission on the History of Geological Sciences (INHIGEO) promotes ongoing research into the history of the Earth sciences. Each year it sponsors an international symposium with associated field activities.
Past meeting: Visit to the Map Library and Archives of the Geological Society
Without the maps of the Ordnance Survey, geologists were greatly hampered. For this visit, a selection of maps from the archive will demonstrate the progress to accurate geological mapping in Britain and other European nations.
Past meeting: Appreciating Physical Landscapes: Geotourism 1670 – 1970
Geotourism’s burgeoning literature has tended to focus on descriptions and case studies of modern interpretative and promotional provision in protected areas and geoparks. The significant historical antecedents of modern geotourism in Britain and Europe are comparatively neglected in the literature.