HOGG Newsletter
HOGG Newsletter The History of Geology Group HOGG Newsletter of the History of Geology Group Between 1993 to October 2020 a Newsletter was circulated to members three times a year. It contained short articles of relevance to the history of geology, announcements of future events, meeting reports, notices and reviews of recent publications. Click on […]
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In 1807 The Geological Society first met at The Freemasons Tavern on Queen Street, London. The original building no longer exists. It is now The Connaught Rooms Early geologist in examining columnar basalt on Cader Idris, Wales in 1812. This illustration is in Robert Bakewell’s book ‘Introduction to Geology’ (1813). Essai d’une carte geólogique di […]
October 2015: Visit to the Eyles Collection, Bristol, and lecture by John Grotzinger
As part of the ongoing William Smith bicentenary celebrations, HOGG will visit the Eyles Collection in the Arts & Social Sciences Library, University of Bristol.
Self-guided notes for ‘Siluria’ field trip
Read the self-guided notes below, or download as a PDF Download the original field trip guide (part of which you will need) here THE SILURIAN OF ‘SILURIA’ AND THE IDEA OF A PALAEOZOIC ERA The following notes are designed to enable historians of geology to replicate all or part of this field trip in their own time […]
Self-guided notes for 'Siluria' field trip
Read the self-guided notes below, or download as a PDF Download the original field trip guide (part of which you will need) here THE SILURIAN OF ‘SILURIA’ AND THE IDEA OF A PALAEOZOIC ERA The following notes are designed to enable historians of geology to replicate all or part of this field trip in their own time […]
The Darwin Lecture: Darwin diagnosed
Don’t miss the opportunity to attend this free lecture, which this year will be given by Darwin expert and founder of the Darwin Centre for Biology and Medicine, Professor Anthony Campbell.