Category: Science in Context

May 8, 2021

Henry Darcy’s pivotal experiments with sand-filled tubes (in 1856) established an empirical relationship between hydraulic

July 20, 2020

Preamble: This post outlines the development of formal stratigraphy, focusing on Chronostratigraphy. Entire books have

July 13, 2020

This is the third of three posts that look briefly at the development of stratigraphic

July 13, 2020

This is the second of three posts that look briefly at the development of stratigraphic

May 15, 2020

May 18, 1980, a crisp, clear Cascade mountains morning was rent by the catastrophic

December 11, 2018

The history of science is littered with the misplaced contributions by women, contributions that at

November 9, 2018

The dinosaurs were snuffed out in a geological instant (well not exactly, but that is

October 23, 2018

A safe harbour offers a place of refuge. Those in peril (or evading taxes), running

September 17, 2018

The southern hemisphere is coming into summer; it’s done this every year for as long

July 21, 2018

Preamble A collection of late 19th century lantern slides made by Arthur Whinfield, a native