The History of Geology course

7 Oct to 9 Dec 2015

 

 

This course was run over the period 7 Oct to 9 Dec 2015 in weekly sessions. It features the following lecturers:

 

RE - Richard Edwards

AG - Alan Gray

AH - Dr Andy Howard  BGS

 

The course was in essence conceived and put together by Richard Edwards.

 

 

  1. Early mining and the development of mineralogy  (RE)

 

 

  1. The roles of field work and experiment in understanding igneous rocks  (RE)

 

 

  1. The development of stratigraphy and ideas concerning the age of the earth  (RE)

 

 

  1. Early controversies in structural geology and the evolution of ideas concerning the making of mountains (RE)

 

 

  1. Metamorphism and the impact of petrography in resolving geological problems  (RE)

 

 

  1. From biblical flood to glaciation and ice ages  (RE)

 

 

  1. Catastrophe and uniformity as geological processes (RE)

 

 

  1. Seismology and the internal structure of the earth  (AG)

 

 

  1. Continental drift and the development of plate tectonic theory  (AG)

 

 

10.  Back to the future of William Smith’s map – meeting modern needs for geological  knowledge  (AH)