Of Interest
To Submit, email the Secretary
AGI is recuiting reviewers for teaching materials developed by the NSF-funded interdisciplinary Teaching about Earth for a Sustainable Future (InTeGrate) project, which is operated by the Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College. The InTeGrate project has developed innovative teaching materials, primarily for college classrooms that link teaching about the Earth to grand challenges facing society. The materials are being made available on the internet without cost for use in geoscience instruction. Cathy Manduca, Director of SERC, has asked AGI to spread the word that there is a need for geoscience professionals to volunteer to review the scientific content of the InTeGrate materials as they are prepared to be published on the InTeGrate website. Individuals can sign up to review materials online bu visiting the SERC website at Carleton College. Contact Stuart Birnbaum (stuart.birnbaum@sbcglobal.net) with any questions.Meetings
5th International Palaeontological Congress, 9-13 July Paris France
https://ipc5.sciencesconf.org/
GSA Annual Meeting, 4-7 November, Indianapolis, Indiana
https://community.geosociety.org/gsa2018/home
When registering for the GSA, HESS members should register as members of an
"associated society". They will be directed to a list of society acronyms.
Its a long list and HESS is on it.
- Virtual Museum of the History of Mineralogy
- Geological Society of America - History and Philosophy of Geology (HAPG) Division
- Geological Society of London - History of Geology Group (HOGG)
- International Commission on the History of the Geosciences (INHIGEO)
- American Geosciences Institute (AGI)
Vendors
Vendors listed here are not endorsed by HESS, but provide services that HESS members may find useful.
- 19th Century Geological Maps
- Rock and Minerals Shows
- Ed Rogers Rare Geology Books
- John A. Norris Rare Books
Resources
Some helpful resources for the history of geology are listed below. Please let us know of digital projects and online resources pertaining to the history of geology and we will add them to this list.
- Golden Age of Geology Library (scanned 19th century geology books)
- The Tricottet Collection (scanned books on history of natural history collecting)
- David Bressan blog History of Geology
- Darwin Correspondence Project
- David Rumsey Historica Map Collection
- Online Galleries, History of Science Collections, University of Oklahoma Libraries. Offers high resolution images; many from works of geological interest including Agricola, Gesner, Kircher, Steno, Hutton, Lyell, Darwin, William Smith, and others.
- Journal of the History of Science and Technology: http://johost.eu/index.html
- Geotimes Collection: 60 Years of Geoscience: https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.earthmagazine.org&data=02%7C01%7C%7C662fe1995142431cb6be08d541819695%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636486947182023536&sdata=%2Fydn%2BTBorog4261jXrbMEllvHrbJeqmNj8cn47pLl8U%3D&reserved=0>.
The editors of HoST- Journal of History of Science and Technology are looking for proposals for two thematic issues to be published in 2020 (HoST volume 14, issues 1 and 2).Deadline: 30 May, 2018