Boulder, Colo., USA: Noted Turkish geologist, and member of the American Philosophical Society and the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, Dr. A.M. Celâl Şengör has taken on the Herculean task of ...

The birth of modern geology is said to have started in the 18th century. The introduction of new concepts and thoughts about the Earth was a brave thing to do. Why is that? Because the believeth of ...

Events are taking place at various locations in Berwickshire to mark 300 years since the birth of a man described as the ...

In this engaging account of scientific discovery, Repcheck (an acquiring editor at Norton) aims to elevate the little-known Scottish geologist James Hutton (1726–1797) into the lofty company of ...

With the tercentenary of ‘the founder of modern geology’ just months away, plans are afoot to improve access to the places where he made his most significant discoveries, writes Roger Cox Sign up to ...

James Hutton (1726–1797) was the father of modern geology, but as Baxter reveals, fellow scientists in Enlightenment Scotland didn't take to his ideas right away. Although more than a century earlier ...

The three-day meeting on the origin of the granites that opens in Edinburgh on September 14 is billed as a symposium celebrating the bicentenary of the work of James Hutton. But who is this James ...

Whenever I start a multi-day geology class, I start with a brief “History of Geology” section. Covering what folks believed 400 years ago is a good way to set the tone for what we will be studying the ...

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WHAT is it that has lured so many trained physicians "afield"? Each man's motive is unique for himself, and yet one general aspect should be remembered: until the nineteenth century, the young man who ...