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Volume 26, Number 2 |
SEPTEMBER 2002 |
| HISTORY OF GEOLOGY DIVISION DENVER 2002 Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of America October 27 - 30 |
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| Please note that the GSA meeting this year (and in future years)
starts on SUNDAY, not Monday. Pre-Registration Deadline: September 20 Housing Deadline:
September 27 FIELD TRIP \The Intermountain West has provided inspiration to numerous geologists who contributed fundamental concepts in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including Stephen Long, John Charles Fremont, John Strong Newberry, G.K. Gilbert, J.W. Powell, Clarence Edward Dutton, Clarence King, and F.V. Hayden. This field trip will be a traverse from Salt Lake City to Denver, during which we will visit classic localities that engendered classic thinking and talk about the scenery that inspired the concepts of tectonic geomorphology. Participants should arrive in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, October 23, the day before the trip leaves, so we can get an early start on Thursday morning. |
| TECHNICAL SESSIONS | ||
| Sunday, October 27 | 1:00 pm-3:45 pm | Colorado Convention Center: C108/110/112 |
| T46. Contributions of American Geologists to Theoretical Tectonics on
the Basis of Research Done West of the 100th W. Meridian in the Latter Half of the 19th
Century. A. M. Celâl Sengör and Michele L. Aldrich, Presiding 1:00 PM ALEXANDER VON
HUMBOLDT AS A PIONEER OF WESTERN NORTH AMERICAN TECTONICS: 1:15 PM JOSIAH DWIGHT WHITNEY AND THE MOUNTAINS OF CALIFORNIA: CHAMPLIN, Peggy, champc@aol.com 1:30 PM FERDINAND VANDEVEER HAYDEN AND THE "HAYDEN" SURVEYS (1867-1879): WHAT
DID THEY CONTRIBUTE TO TECTONIC THEORY?: 1:45 PM A LABYRINTH OF INTRICATE CHANGES: CLARENCE KING'S IDEAS ON TECTONICS,
1860-1900: 2:00 PM THE WHEELER SURVEY AND THEORETICAL TECTONICS: THE BASIN AND RANGE: GUTH, Peter L., U.S. Naval Academy, pguth@usna.edu 2:15 PM CLARENCE DUTTON: ISOSTASY AND GEOMORPHOLOGY REVISITED: 2:30 PM G. K. GILBERT, LAKE BONNEVILLE, AND SCIENCE: 2:45 PM THE INFLUENCE OF AMERICAN GEOLOGISTS WORKING WEST OF 100TH MERIDIAN DURING THE
LATTER HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY ON EDUARD SUESS: 3:00 PM SUB-SUMMIT SURFACES IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS: REEVALUATING PAST IDEAS WITH
LANDSCAPE DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS: |
| Monday, October 28 | 8:00 am-12:00 pm | Colorado Convention Center: A207 |
| History of Geology General Session Robert N. Ginsburg and
Roger D. K. Thomas, Presiding 8:00 AM FORM AND FORMLESS: SEVENTEENTH CENTURY
DRAWINGS OF ROCKS IN EUROPE AND CHINA AND THE PATHS TOWARDS MODERN GEOSCIENCE AND
SPIRITUAL ENLIGHTENMENT: 8:15 AM NICOLAUS STENO, SPONTANEOUS GENERATION, AND THE GREAT FOSSIL DEBATE: 8:30 AM EIGHTEENTH CENTURY SERPENTINE ANALYSES AND THEIR MEANING: 8:45 AM THE IMAGE OF THE PLANET EARTH AS AN ACTIVE AGENT IN JAMES HUTTON'S THEORY OF
THE EARTH WITH PROOFS AND ILLUSTRATIONS: 9:00 AM J.D. FORBES AND NAPLES: DEAN, Dennis R., 834 Washington St, Evanston, IL 60202 9:15 AM HENRY DARCY AND THE PUBLIC FOUNTAINS OF THE CITY OF DIJON: 9:30 AM CD-ROM DIGITAL ARCHIVE- REPORT UPON THE COLORADO RIVER OF THE WEST EXPLORED IN
1857 AND 1858 BY LIEUTENANT JOSEPH C. IVES, GEOLOGICAL REPORT WITH MAPS BY JOHN S.
NEWBERRY: 9:45 AM Break 10:00 AM TO SEE AND BE SEEN: TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONS IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICAN
GEOLOGY: 10:15 AM A BANNER YEAR IN THE TRANSPORTATION OF OIL, 1865: 10:30 AM HENRY S. WILLIAMS (1847-1918)-THOUGHTS ON EVOLUTION: 10:45 AM GEOLOGY AND PALEONTOLOGY IN THE WRITINGS OF MARK TWAIN: A REFLECTION OF THE
WOOF AND WARP OF SCIENCE AND AMERICAN CULTURE IN THE LATE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH
CENTURIES: 11:00 AM THE PRE-MODERN HISTORY OF THE POST-MODERN DINOSAUR: ALLMON, Warren D., Paleontological Rsch Institution, wda1@cornell.edu 11:15 AM WALTER BUCHER'S LAST FIELD TRIP AND CONVERSION TO THE IMPACT ORIGIN OF METEOR
CRATER: A TRIBUTE TO AN OPEN MIND: |
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| HISTORY OF GEOLOGY DIVISION LUNCHEON, BUSINESS MEETING, AWARDS CEREMONY | ||
| Monday, October 28 | 11:30am-1:30pm | Convention Center – Room 111 |
Our congratulations to Dennis Dean, the Division awardee for 2002. The award will be presented at the luncheon. Robert Dott will be the citationist.
| HISTORY OF GEOLOGY DIVISION ANNUAL RECEPTION for MEMBERS, STUDENTS & GUESTS | ||
| Tuesday, October 29 | 5:00pm-7:00pm | Marriott Hotel – Room: Colorado J |
| Please plan to attend our second annual reception for all of our members,
students, and guests and help celebrate the 200th anniversary of the 1802 publication of
John Playfair’s Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth. There will
be door prizes,* good food and great conversation. Please come; it should be a grand
function! * Speaking of door prizes, PLEASE bring a relevant something to add to our drawing. If you have an extra copy of something old or new, recent or old books, neat old reprints, etc., let Bill Brice know what you have and he will keep a list. But if you forget to tell him, bring the items anyway - all contributions are welcome!!! THANKS FOR THE MANY FINANCIAL DONATIONS: A sincere thank you to everyone who responded to our call for financial assistance to cover the reception expenses. Many people came forward, and their kindness is greatly appreciated. Thanks ... "The Management." A REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE FROM: Dictionary of Nineteenth Century British Scientists Below is a list of geologists for whom we still need contributors. The entry on Nevil Story-Maskelyne will be 600-2500 words; the others will be < 600 words apiece. Anyone interested in writing one or more entries can contact me at: abvr@mindspring.com to volunteer, ask questions, or check availability of a particular entry. Regards, and thank you in advance for assisting us. - Bow Van Riper Geologist Entries for Dictionary of Nineteenth Century British Scientists, unassigned as of August 20, 2002: |
| Allan, Thomas 1777-1833 Barlow, William 1845-1943 Barrett, Lucas 1837-1862 Bauerman, Hilary 1835-1909 Cumming, Joseph George 1812-1868 Davies, David Christopher 1827-1885 Drew, Frederick 1836-1891 Duncan, Peter Martin 1821-1891 Ganly, Patrick 1809-1899 Green, Alexander Henry 1832-1896 Griffith, Richard John 1784-1878 |
Gurney, Henry Palin 1847-1904 Hamilton, William John 1805-1867 Hawkins, Thomas 1810-1889 Henwood, William 1805-1875 Image, Thomas 1772-1856 Konig, Charles Dietrich 1774-1851 Ludlam, Henry 1824-1880 Portlock, Joseph 1794-1864 Story-Maskelyne, Mervyn Herbert Nevil 1823-1911 Weaver, Thomas 1773-1855 |
INTERESTING PUBLICATIONS Geological Society (London) Memoir 23: The Life of Frank Coles Phillips (1902-1982) and the Structural Geology of the Moine Petrofabric Controversy, by Richard J. Howarth and Berneard E. Leake. June 2002. Paperback, 104 p. ISBN 1-86239-102-5. "Frank Coles Phillips was a petrographer, mineralogist and structural petrologist working in the middle of the twentieth century. He was very influential, both in the UK and abroad and was responsible for encouraging the development of structural geology as a discipline in Australia and for the adoption of the stereogram as a fundamental interpretational tool in structural geology in the UK. He was a superb teacher, perhaps best known amongst mineralogists and geologists of today for his classic textbooks An Introduction of Crystallography and The Use of Stereographic Projection in Structural Geology." List price £45.00 / $75.00; GSL member price £20.00 / $33.00; AAPG member price £27.00 / $45.00. No e-mail orders, please. For more information, log on to: http:www.bookshop.geolsoc.org.uk. NOTE: Special Price for History of Geology Division members $33.00 plus postage (postage/handling is $16.70 per order or 15% of the total order value, whichever is greater). To obtain the special HoG price, quote the special ref 'Ref HDG-US M23' and forward orders to the usual address: Sales Department, Unit 7, Brassmill Enterprise Centre, Brassmill Lane, Bath, UK, BA1 3JN, or call +44 (0) 1225 445046, or fax +44 (0) 1225 442836. Drake Well Foundation Oil-Industry History (New Journal). Vol. 1 (2000) $35.00*; Vol. 2 (2001) $35.00*, Volume 3 (2002) $35.00* (*$5.00 postage for orders outside the US). All available from: Drake Well Foundation, PO Box 233, Titusville, PA 16354. Make check/money order (no credit cards please) in US $ payable to: Drake Well Foundation. Mary Anning Book: Curious bones: Mary Anning and the Birth of Paleontology by Thomas W. Goodhue. Morgan Reynolds, Inc., 620 Elm Street Suite 223, Greensboro, NC 27406. ISBN:1-883846-93-5. Price $20.95. A nice readable story of Mary Anning and her contribution to paleontology, especially her work with pleisosaurs and icthyosaurs. Although this edition is aimed at younger readers, older readers will enjoy it as well. Two New Books from The University of Arizona Press Science in the American Southwest-A Topical History by George E. Webb. Cloth: $48.00. Webb has interesting chapters on B. Silliman, Jr.’s mining ventures and the development of tree ring analysis and climate change interpretation by A. E. Douglass. Also the book has a nice chapter on the Darwinian controversy in Arizona following the Scopes Trial, a controversy that continues to the present day. New Book: Archeomineralogy by G.R. Rapp, Springer-Verlag 2002, 326 p, 71 figs, 8 tabs, ISBN 3-540-42579-9. Hardcover US $89.95. A systematic look at the utilization of rock and mineral materials from the prehistoric through the 17th century ACE. The coverage is nearly world-wide and gives more than 800 references. Among the numerous illustrations are maps showing the location of major rock, mineral, and ore deposits, as well as photos and drawings of minerals, artifacts, statues, and large structures. Major portions of this book are based on 34 years of experience the author has doing geoarchaeology, archaeomineralogy, and archaeometallurgy in more than a dozen countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, and North America. Lamont and Plate Tectonics - History of Geology Millennium Symposium, Reno 2000. This special issue of Northeastern Geology and Environmental Science is available for $13.00 ($21.00 institution/company) from: Northeastern Science Foundation, 15 Third Street, P.O. Box 746, Troy, NY 12181-0746. HESS NOTES - History of Earth Science Society |
| Journal Issues Available The History of Earth Sciences Society has available for purchase a complete run of the journal Earth Sciences History, from Vol 1, 1982 - Vol 19, 2000 (two issues/volume*). All except v. 1-3 and v.8, no.1 are in original wraps as new. The price is $260 for individuals and $400 for institutions plus shipping**. Payment by credit card is now available. All proceeds will go to HESS (History of Earth Sciences Society). Contact Ed Rogers at: <www.geology-books.com>. *Single Issue Prices: Vol. 1-20 ($15/25); Vol. 21-forward ($20/35). |
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| To calculate your cost, add the cost of the journal and the appropriate
postage/handling fee (see above). All costs are in U.S. dollars. Payment may be made by
checks drawn on a U.S. bank or by VISA, Master Card, American Express, or Discover. Send
name, address and payment to: Ed Rogers, HESS Treasurer, PO Box 455, Poncha Springs, CO
81242 USA, or fax this information to Ed at 719-539-4542. If paying by credit card, please
send Ed the card type, number, expiration date, name as it appears on the card, and
billing address. Volume 20, nos. 1 and 2 (2001) have been distributed to subscribers. Volume 21, no. 1 (2002) is in press. HESS Meeting in Denver To Join HESS The cost of an annual membership in the History of Earth Science Society, which includes the Earth Sciences History journal, is: Individual $40.00 (USA), $45.00 (outside USA); Institutional $70.00 (USA), $75.00 (outside USA). Payable by check, international money order (in US dollars), or by major credit card. Send name, address, research interest, and payment to Ed Rogers, HESS Treasurer, PO Box 455, Poncha Springs, CO 81242 USA, or fax this information to Ed at 719-539-4542. For credit card orders, include card type, card number, expiration date, name as it appears on the card, and billing address. UPCOMING MEETINGS History of Geophysics: Call for Papers Offers of papers (the conference language will be English) should be sent as soon as
possible (no later than September 30, 2002), to the Convenor, Professor Richard J.
Howarth, Department of Geological Sciences, University College London, Gower Street,
London WC1E 6BT, England; e-mail <r.howarth@ucl.ac.uk>. Potential participants
should note that HoGG only has limited funds for travel grants, etc. |
| Oil Industry History Symposium | March 26-29, 2003 | Drake Well Foundation |
| The Oil Industry History Symposium will be held in
Shreveport, LA, March 26-29, 2003. Headquarters will be at the Downtown Holiday Inn
(318/222-7717), where a block of rooms is available through March 5, 2003, for $72/night
plus taxes. Ask for the Drake Well Foundation rate. The $180.00 registration fee covers
the meeting and all field trips, program and guidebook, and all meals. Dr. Mary Barrett,
Centenary College of Louisiana, is the meeting organizer. Historian Dr. Diana Olien will speak Friday night. She and her spouse, David Olien, are probably the most prolific oil history writers these days. Their co-authored books include: Oil in Texas - The Gusher Age 1895-1945 (2002); Oil and Ideology - The Cultural Creation of the American Petroleum Industry (2000); Easy Money - Oil Promoters and Investors in the Jazz Age (1990); and Life in the Oil Fields (1986). A downloadable registration form and more meeting information is available at the meeting website at: http://personal.centenary.edu/~mbarrett/Drakesite/index.htm NOTE: The Drake Well Foundation, in addition to holding symposia, publishes an annual
journal Oil-Industry History and also does re-prints of early oil literature (see
announcements above). For more information, contact The Drake Well Foundation, P. O. Box
233, Titusville, PA 16354. |
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| 28th INHIGEO Symposium | GEOLOGICAL TRAVELLERS |
July 14-18, 2003 |
| The 28th INHIGEO meeting will be held at Trinity College,
Dublin, Ireland, with a general theme of Geological Travellers. A mid-conference field
trip to Mount Jerome Cemetery in Dublin will visit the grave sites of eminent Irish
geologists such as John Joly, Sir Richard Griffith, and Charles Oldham. A visit also will
be made to Killiney Beach where Robert Mallet for the first time produced seismic waves by
controlled explosions. Cost*: Registration EU 380 (accompanying members: EU 100). Accommodations on Trinity College campus: EU 50.50/person sharing; EU 58.00 single. Nearby hotels: Approximately EU 70-130/night; Hostels EU 30.00/night. *Cost is given in the new European currency, not in pounds sterling. An optional post-meeting field trip involves an anticlockwise circumnavigation around
Ireland to visit classic areas of Irish geology, e.g., Giant’s Causeway. This
trip is limited to 30 persons, so book early and don’t be disappointed. Projected
cost for this will be around EU* 500/person, plus food other than breakfast. NECROLOGY |
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| S.W. Carey | Stephen J. Gould | Fritz Rehbock | John Sinkankas |
| Joseph A. Ewan | Mary C. Rabbitt | Bill Sarjeant | Malcom Weiss |
| If I have missed anyone, please let me know. Thanks. Editor. Mary Rabbitt, retired from the USGS in 1978, is known for her history of the U.S. Geological Survey, published for the 75th anniversary of that organization, and for her work on John Wesley Powell. She was the Division awardee for 1984. Stephen J. Gould, a prolific writer and paleontologist, was the Division awardee in 1988. Bill Sarjeant was the HoG awardee for 1991 and is well known for his work in the history of geology, as well as being a fine musician. HISTORY OF GEOLOGY AWARD FOR 2003 The History of Geology Division gives this award to an individual for contributions of fundamental importance to the understanding of the history of the geological sciences. Achievements deserving of the award include, but are not limited to: publication of papers or books that contribute new and profound insights into the history of geology (based upon original research or synthesis of existing knowledge); discovery of and making available rare source materials; comprehensive bibliographic surveys; editing a thematically integrated collection of articles; organizing meetings and symposia in the history of geology; research into original sources; original interpretations of data; translations of key material; and exceptional service to the Division. The award, established by the History of Geology Division in 1981, consists of an embossed certificate and a pewter Revere bowl. The deadline for receipt of nominations by the selection committee is February 1st each year. Recipients of the History of Geology Award |
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| 1982 George W. White 1983 Claude C. Albritton, Jr. 1984 Mary C. Rabbitt 1985 Cecil J. Schneer 1986 Ursula B. Marvin 1987 Martin J. S. Rudwick 1988 Stephen Jay Gould |
1989 Albert V. Carozzi 1990 Gordon Y. Craig 1991 William A. S. Sarjeant 1992 Michele L. Aldrich 1993 Martin Guntau 1994 François Ellenberger 1995 Robert H. Dott, Jr. |
1996 Gordon L Herries Davies 1997 Kennard B. Bork 1998 Hatten S. Yoder, Jr. 1999 David R. Oldroyd 2000 Hugh Torrens 2001 Walter O. Kupsch 2002 Dennis Dean |
| 2002 History of Geology Division Officers Chair: A. M. Cêlal
Sengör, ITÜ Avrasya Enstitüsü ve Maden Fakültesi, Jeoloji Bölümü, Ayazaga 80626,
Istanbul, Turkey; 90-212-285-6209; fax 90-212-285-6210; sengor@itu.edu.tr Don’t forget the Division reception on Tuesday evening!!!!! |