Now out: HoGG publication on Geology and Medicine

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 Making of the Geological Society of London – CLE Lewis and SJ Knell (eds), 2009.

Founded in 1807, the Geological Society of London became the world’s first learned society devoted to the Earth sciences.
Continental Tectonics and Mountain Building: The Legacy of Peach and Horne – R D Law, R W H Butler, R E Holdsworth, M Krabbendam and R A Strachan, 2010.

The world’s mountain ranges are the clearest manifestations of long-term deformation of the continental crust.
Dinosaurs and Other Extinct Saurians: A Historical Perspective – R T J Moody, E Buffetaut, D Naish and D M Martill (eds), 2010.

The papers in this collection go beyond the familiar tales about famous ‘fossil hunters’ and focus on relatively little-known episodes in the discovery and interpretation (from both a scientific and an artistic point of view) of dinosaurs and other inhabitants of the Mesozoic world.
The Life and Work of Professor J.W. Gregory FRS (1864-1932): Geologist, Writer and Explorer – B E Leake, 2011

Gregory’s remarkable career and his scientific work are detailed and critically assessed.
Military Aspects of Hydrogeology – E P F Rose and J D Mather (eds), 2012

This book contains 20 papers from authors in the UK, USA, Germany and Austria.