Category: Science in Context

September 22, 2025

Claudine Picardet, a prominent translator and science communicator of the 18th and 19th centuries, is

September 8, 2025

The text explores etymologies of scientific terms, particularly in geology, covering various fields such as

July 23, 2025

Charlotte Murchison, a notable figure in 19th-century geology, supported her husband Roderick Murchison’s career while

May 30, 2025

This biography is part of the series Pioneering women in Earth Sciences – the link

April 23, 2025

This brief article about Mary Mantell is part of the series Pioneering Women in Earth

March 17, 2025

To say that Mary Horner Lyell’s life as a geologist was subsumed by her famous

February 21, 2025

This biography is part of the series Pioneering women in Earth Sciences – the link

February 4, 2025

Ora Hitchcock was an artist, often referred to as America’s first science illustrator, well regarded

October 4, 2024

This biography is part of the series Pioneering women in Earth Sciences – the link

September 26, 2024

This biography is part of the series Pioneering women in Earth Sciences – the link