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Marie Tharp, the woman who discovered the Earth’s backbone

Marie Tharp, the woman who discovered the Earth’s backbone

Marie Tharp was born July 30, 1920 in Ypsilanti, Michigan. As a young girl she followed her father, a soil surveyor for the United States Department of Agriculture, into the field.  However, she also loved to read and actually wanted to study literature at St. John’s...

Meetings

  • - Field Meeting: Malvern Rocks: geology in a Victorian health resort
  • Apr 2022 - A.C. Ramsay: insights into mid-19th century geology from his papers
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  • William Smith: Colours Beneath Your Feet
  • William Smith Meeting 2015: 200 Years of Smith’s Map
  • William Smith conference: 200 years of Smith's map
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    Past Meetings

  • Nov 2021 - The ‘Discovery’ of the Silurian: following in the footsteps of Murchison.
  • Jul 2021 - Geological drugs and prophylactics – discovering how knowledge of geology was used in the past to prevent disease and protect against ailments
  • Oct 2021 - The history of petroleum exploration: evolving technologies based on a handful of underlying principles.
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