A missing William Smith map of 1815 was discovered at the Geological Society on 19th February, 2014. Archivist, Caroline Lam, has been steadily working through a backlog of uncatalogued material since joining the staff two years ago. Her temporary assistant Victoria was clearing an old drawer of Centenary (1907) items and discovered a set of […]
Leucha Veneer, HOGG’s Secretary, contributed to In Our Time with Melvyn Bragg on BBC Radio 4 on 30th January, 2014, in a programme entitled ‘Catastrophism’. You can listen to the broadcast by clicking here. Catastrophism is the idea that natural disasters have had a significant influence in moulding the Earth’s geological features. In 1822 William Buckland ascribed most of the fossil […]
John Hill could justly be considered a typical Renaissance Man; his published contributions spanned translations, plays, fiction, satire, theology, history, astronomy, microscopy, zoology, botany, horticulture, medicine, geology, and the conduct of married life. Born the second son of the rather impecunious Anglican cleric, Theophilus Hill (1673-1746), John, a voracious reader, was systematically educated by his […]
The British Geological Survey has compiled an extremely comprehensive timeline of the Piltdown Man forgery which Hogg commemorated in December 2012 by holding a joint meeting with the Natural History Museum.
Geology and Medicine: Exploring the Historical Links and the Development of Public Health and Forensic Medicine
24th International Congress of History of Science, Technology and Medicine Manchester, England Monday 22 – Sunday 28 July, 2013 The UK’s History of Geology committee (Hogg), working with UK INHIGEO members, organised the 2013 INHIGEO conference, during the 24th international Congress of History of Science, Technology and Medicine (iCHSTM). Abstracts from the two INHIGEO symposia […]
The historical links between Geology and Medicine are surprisingly numerous and diverse. This, the first ever volume dedicated to the subject, contains contributions from an international authorship of geologists, historians and medical professionals.
The Archives’ latest online exhibition, ‘The Society’s Portrait and Bust Collection’, focuses on the paintings and sculptures of Fellows and distinguished individuals which are displayed around the rooms and staircase of the Society’s apartments in Burlington House. The exhibition gives an introduction to the sitters depicted and their connections with our organisation, from Mary Anning […]
In 1930 James Richey and Herbert Thomas, working for the British Geological Survey, completed their mapping of Ardnamurchan, one of four extinct volcanoes on Scotland’s northwest coast that mark the opening of the North Atlantic Ocean 60 million years ago. Their meticulous work revealed that indeed it was an ancient volcano, with the famous […]
This year Dr Cherry Lewis, HoGG committee member, will give the Geological Society’s Founders’ Day Lecture. Hogg members can attend the lecture free of charge. Her talk entitled James Parkinson and the Founding of the Geological Society will be held at The Geological Society, Burlington House, Piccadilly on Wednesday 13 November, 2013. 17.30 Tea & coffee 18.00 Lecture […]
