Past Meetings
The History of Geology Group
Past meetings to the History of Geology Group
Details of meetings and events previously held by the History of Geology Group.
Conference/seminar abstracts are published in a booklet. Field meetings are accompanied with a field guide. Some of these meetings booklets are available for download.
William Smith conference: 200 years of Smith's map
This two-day conference features Keynote Lectures from Professor Hugh Torrens and Professor Simon Knell, as well as talks by other experts on William Smith’s maps, his careers and his contemporaries in England and Europe.
Private Exhibition at the Natural History Museum
Participants will be shown original William Smith geological maps and sections, and his collection of fossils and rocks. This will be a private viewing in small groups of 20. The 80 places will be allocated in order of application. Details regarding access and time of your visit will be forwarded with other registration details.
November 2014: Geology and Medicine Part 2
Geology and Medicine: Exploring the Historical Links and the Development of Public Health and Forensic Medicine
Celebrating the Tercentenary of Sir John Hill
2-4 November: Geological Society, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London
Past Meeting: Murchison, the Discovery of the Silurian and the Brecon Anticlinal Field Trip
Sir Roderick Impey Murchison was one of the most important figures in 19th century geology and exploration. He was Director-General of the Geological Survey, President of the Royal Geographical Society and publicly known as the ‘King of Siluria’. In July 1831, on his first field season as a solo geologist, Murchison explored the Wye Valley. Retrospectively, over his diary entry for one of the locations we shall visit, he wrote “This was the first true Silurian”.
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.