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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)

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Scientific communities; interprofessional relations Notebooks Correspondence and corresponding Geology 19th century Great Britain Buckland, William De la Beche, Henry

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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Authors & Contributors
Clary, Renee M.
Thomas Sharpe
Wandersee, James H.
ten Hagen, Sjang L.
Tim Fedak
Snobelen, Stephen
Journals
Earth Sciences History: Journal of the History of the Earth Sciences Society
Archives of Natural History
Scientia Canadensis: Journal of the History of Canadian Science, Technology, and Medicine
Science and Education
Physis: Rivista Internazionale di Storia della Scienza
Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History
Publishers
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
University of King's College
Indiana University Press
Cambridge University Press
Concepts
Geology
Correspondence and corresponding
Scientific communities; interprofessional relations
Earth sciences
Paleontology
Physics
People
De la Beche, Henry
Buckland, William
Anning, Mary
Lyell, Charles
Sopwith, Thomas
Will, Heinrich
Time Periods
19th century
20th century
18th century
Places
Great Britain
England
Germany
Nova Scotia
Canada
British Isles
Institutions
British Geological Survey
Great Britain. Geological Survey
Geological Society of London
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