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On August 3, 1804, naturalist Alexander von Humboldt and botanist Aimé Bonpland returned to Europe after a five-year, 9,600-kilometer (6,000-mile) journey through South America, Mexico, and the United States ...

August 3, 1787, after surviving a long and cold night at 4800 meters a.s.l. - likely sipping some wine with his servants and guides - Swiss naturalist Horace de Saussure (1740-1799) geologizes on top of Mont Blanc - the highest peak in the Alps ...

Richard Dixon Oldham was born in India on July 31, 1858, to a British family. His father was a professor of geology studying at the time Himalayan earthquakes. Richard himself later joined the Geological Survey of India ...

July 31, 2023, died on this day aged 87 American geophysicist W. Jason Morgan. In the 1960s he helped to develop the modern theory of plate tectonics ...

Why you shouldn't put absolute trust in AI-generated content Request "Infographic on Marie Tharp" with some of my considerations: ...

July 30, 1869, the world’s first oil tanker named "Charles" departs from the US headed for Europe with a bulk capacity of 7000 barrels. Due to design flaws it was quickly replaced, like by the "Zoroaster" in 1878 🚢🛢️

July 30, 1920, birthday of American geologist Marie Tharp. At a time when there were still few options for women in science, Tharp studied oil geology, but more interested in broader earth sciences, she became one of the 1st women at what’s now the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory ...

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July 28, 1914, with the war declaration of Austro-Hungary VS Serbia the first World War begins, one year later armies will also fight int the Dolomites 🏔 - military geology map from 1918 ⚔⚒️ www.bressan-geoconsult.eu/battlefield-...

July 28, 1840, birthday of "Bone Wars" veteran Edward Drinker Cope. He described (even if nowadays not all are valid) almost 1000 prehistoric species - including 55 dinosaurs 🦴 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_...

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July 26, 1886, birthday of English geologist Mary Winearls Porter- a pioneer of decorative stone petrology & urban geology. While visiting Rome she became interested in the use of stones in the ancient buildings, publishing later a book on her research ⚒️ 🏛️ trowelblazers.com/2017/09/19/m...

July 25, 1920, birthday of British biochemist & crystallographer Rosalind Franklin. She used X-ray crystallography to study the structure of DNA & viruses. Her research on coal mineralogy lead to the development of carbon-fiber reinforced materials. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Rosalind Franklin was so much more than the ‘wronged heroine’ of DNAOne hundred years after her birth, it’s time to reassess the legacy of a pioneering chemist and X-ray crystallographer.www.nature.com

July 24, 1969, Apollo 11 returns to Earth - Buzz Aldrin's (unofficial) customs form compiled for rocks & dust from the Moon "imported" to the US/Earth 🌕>🪨>🌎

July 24, 1938, the North Face of the Eiger mountain (3.970m) in the Swiss Alps is climbed for the first time by German/Austrian alpinists Anderl Heckmair, Ludwig Vörg, Fritz Kasparek and Heinrich Harrer ...

July 23, 1834, HMS Beagle anchors in the Bay of Valparaiso, Chile. During this stay, Charles Darwin will receive the third volume of Lyell's Principles of Geology.

July 22, 1960, the discovery & description of the high-pressure mineral Coesite - first synthesized in a lab - in rocks coming from Barringer Crater ends an almost one-century-long debate about the origin of the bowl-shaped structure in the desert of Arizona ...

July 21, 1925, sport/science teacher & geologist John T. Scopes is found guilty by the Dayton court in Tennessee of teaching human evolution in a public school ...

A new article by Andrea Westermann explores how, in the late 19th century, Swiss geologist Albert Heim conceptualized the movement and deformation of large masses of rock based on his earlier studies of glaciers ⛰️ www.researchgate.net/publication/...

July 20, 1804, birthday of Victorian naturalist Richard Owen. He coined the term "Dinosauria" & studied fossil mammals, giant birds & even sea monsters 🦴 www.bbc.com/news/uk-engl...