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A History of Evolutionary Thought
Biographies of paleontology and evolutionary thinkers from the UCMP.
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/evothought.html
Date:2009-02-24, Google PR:6

Adam Sedgwick (1785-1873)
Biography and description of the work of one of the founders of geology as a science in England.
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/sedgwick.html
Date:2009-02-24, Google PR:6

Alfred Lothar Wegener: Moving continents
Endeavored to prove by scientific methods that Africa and South America were once joined. Includes biography and information about the final trip to Greenland.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/publications/text/wegener.html
Date:2009-02-24, Google PR:6

Alfred Wegener
Brief biography and description of work from the University of California Museum of Paleontology.
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/wegener.html
Date:2009-02-24, Google PR:6

GSA History of Geology Division
Web site includes organization information, as well as several papers on important geologists and their work.
http://gsahist.org/
Date:2009-02-24, Google PR:6

No Stone Unturned: The First 150 years of the Geological Survey of Canada
Describes the approval of the geological survey department, which was originally created to find coal ore and later for map making. Page describes the later success in finding other sources of minerals. Local animal and plants species were also recorded.
http://gsc.nrcan.gc.ca/hist/150_e.php
Date:2009-02-24, Google PR:6

On the Shoulders of Giants: Alfred Wegener
Profile of Wegener, his theory of continental drift, and the derision that it once inspired.
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Library/Giants/Wegener/
Date:2009-02-24, Google PR:6

Plate Tectonics: The Rock History of an Idea
Explains the early observation of the similar coastlines and undersea continental shelves and how this led to the development of theory of an ancient single land mass. Discusses early contributors to the field like Alfred Wegener.
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/geology/techist.html
Date:2009-02-24, Google PR:6

Strange Science: The Rocky Road to Modern Paleontology and Biology
A collection of misguided attempts to explain natural history, including honest and dishonest mistakes.
http://www.strangescience.net/
Date:2009-02-24, Google PR:6

Academy of Natural Sciences: Joseph Leidy
Joseph Leidy is known as the Father of American Vertebrate Paleontology and the founder of American Protozoology and Parasitology. He was an expert in natural history and human anatomy during the 19th Century. His biography, a timeline, the varied aspects of his work, and links to related sites.
http://www.ansp.org/museum/leidy/
Date:2009-02-24, Google PR:5

Bartleby.com: Sir Charles Lyell
Includes etexts of scientific papers, "The Progress of Geology" and "Uniformity of Change".
http://www.bartleby.com/people/Lyell-Si.html
Date:2009-02-24, Google PR:5

Cofrhigeorama
Provides historical information on geology, mineralogy, petrology and other Earth sciences. In French and English.
http://babouchka.net/veneux/cofrhigeo/
Date:2009-02-24, Google PR:5

Haddonfield and the 'Bone Wars'
Information about how the war of dinosaur discovery between Edward Drinker Cope and Othniel Charles Marsh began in Haddonfield, N.J. in 1868.
http://www.levins.com/bwars.shtml
Date:2009-02-24, Google PR:5

HESS: History of the Earth Sciences Society
International society devoted to the history of earth sciences. Site has information about the organization and its journal, Earth Sciences History.
http://historyearthscience.org/
Date:2009-02-24, Google PR:5

Wegener, Alfred
A pioneer in plate tectonics, who used reason and scientific method to prove a theory that Africa and South America was once one continent. Page includes information about aeronautical research, facing the critics and final acceptance of this visionary's work.
http://pangaea.org/wegener.htm
Date:2009-02-24, Google PR:5

Wikipedia: Bone Wars
Tells how Edward Drinker Cope and Othniel Charles Marsh came to compete in the discovery of dinosaur bones, and the havoc they caused.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bone_Wars
Date:2009-02-24, Google PR:5

A History of Dinosaur Hunting
Dinosaur hunters and their discoveries, from Gideon Mantell and the changing shape of the Iguanodon to the present day
http://www.dinohunters.com/
Date:2009-02-24, Google PR:4

Adam Sedgwick
Offers a brief biography and a suggested reading list for more information.
http://www.strangescience.net/sedgwick.htm
Date:2009-02-24, Google PR:4

Biography of James Hutton
Article from 1911 Britannica describing Hutton's life and work.
http://www.gennet.org/facts/hutton.html
Date:2009-02-24, Google PR:4

Dinosaurs of the Deep
Information about Charles H. Sternberg's dinosaur collections from the Alberta badlands that sank with the Canadian Pacific Railway steamship Mount Temple when it was scuttled by a German warship. Includes research efforts and possible plans for recovery.
http://www.ssmounttemple.com/
Date:2009-02-24, Google PR:4

James Hutton: Theology and Geology
Describes the sometimes forgotten Christian influence on Hutton's work.
http://www1.umn.edu/ships/religion/hutton.htm
Date:2009-02-24, Google PR:4

Lord Kelvin and the Age of the Earth
Mathematical details of Lord Kelvin's young earth calculation, from a course in applied fourier analysis. In PDF format. [PDF]
http://www.me.rochester.edu/courses/ME201/webexamp/kelvin.pdf
Date:2009-02-24, Google PR:4

Out of Print Geology Books for sale
Also including books on paleontology, mineralogy, mining, explorations, early surveys, volcanology, seismology and meteoritics.
http://geology-books.com/newcatalog.html
Date:2009-02-24, Google PR:4

The Granger Papers Project
Independent research centering on our extensive collection of the personal expedition diaries, letters and photographs of American paleontologist Walter Granger.
http://users.rcn.com/granger.nh.ultranet/
Date:2009-02-24, Google PR:4

The Great Devonian Controversy
A review of the book by Martin Rudwick about this 19th century geological controversy.
http://www.friesian.com/rudwick.htm
Date:2009-02-24, Google PR:4

Academy of Natural Sciences: Bone Wars - The Cope-Marsh Rivalry
How the competition between Marsh and Cope had an dramatic but mixed impact on American paleontology.
http://www.ansp.org/museum/leidy/paleo/bone_wars.php
Date:2009-02-24, Google PR:3

Sedgwick Geological Trail
Brief description of the trail around Dent in Cumbria, named after a 19th Century geologist, Adam Sedgwick.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A593606
Date:2009-02-24, Google PR:3

Significant Scots - James Hutton
Details of Hutton's life, education and career.
http://www.electricscotland.com/history/other/hutton_james.htm
Date:2009-02-24, Google PR:3

The Niagara Falls Museum: The Profile of Edward Drinker Cope
Article by author Mark Jaffe tells us about Cope's Law, his discoveries, his works, and his feud with Marsh.
http://www.niagaramuseum.com/cope_article.htm
Date:2009-02-24, Google PR:3

Wyoming: The Bone Wars
An illustrated history of the Bone Wars. It includes photos taken from 1904 - 1934 and includes reproductions of engravings from 1871.
http://www.wyomingtalesandtrails.com/bonewars2.html
Date:2009-02-24, Google PR:3

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