Illustration within Informal Geological Communication during the Golden Age of Geology (1788-1840) – Examples from the respective correspondence and archives of Henry De La Beche and William Buckland (2021)
Clary, Renee M. (Author)
Physis: Rivista Internazionale di Storia della Scienza
Volume: 56
Pages: 149-166
During the Golden Age of Geology (1788-1840), geologists conveyed information informally within letters and field notebooks, sometimes including illustrations in the narratives. These sketches encapsulate geological observations to serve as references and reminders, and supply data for the author’s and their colleagues’ future interpretation. Illustrations impact how a reader processes a topic; they also record a selective example and the geologist’s interpretation of it. The illustrations in Henry De la Beche’s (1796-1855) and his colleagues’ letters, notably William Buckland’s (1784-1856), and De la Beche’s field notebooks, form the basis of this case study that probes the contemporary level of scientific understanding and illustration trends. While this was an important communication venue in the age of focus, letter-writing implementation in college geology classrooms revealed that modern students lack skills to communicate geological information with self-produced illustrations.
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