History_of_Geologyさんのイラストまとめ

#FossilFriday 150 million-year-old fossil from the famous Solnhofen lagerstätte offers a rare glimpse into the inner anatomy of an ammonite
https://t.co/vCvtOXZt5Y

#OTD in 1790 birthday of Gideon A. Mantell. Remembered for his palaeontological work, but also his contributions to #geology were important. His Tilgate Forest beds & fossils of plants found in them proved to be the first non-marine environment to be known from #England's past

February 2, 1829, research by Mary Somerville read at the Royal Society of #London becomes 1st paper by a woman to be published in their journal. Somerville was also one of the 1st to publish a textbook on Physical Geography in 1848 🌐 https://t.co/uRbR97d6uv

Actress Marion Ramsey, made famous by the Police Academy franchise (1984-89) as Officer Hooks and starring recently in the Lavantula movies (2015-16) passed away aged 73

January 6, 1879, birthday of Swiss geologist Émile Argand🎂
As an early supporter of Alfred Wegener (who will present his own theory #OTD in 1912) he used continental drift theory to explain the #Alps as overthrusts & deformed tectonic nappes ⛰️➟⛰️
https://t.co/sp8FiF6Ip7

#Holiday greeting cards from ~1880
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Jupiter and Saturn will be closest – only 0.1 degrees apart – on the day of the solstice, December 21, 2020.
What could possibly go wrong ...
https://t.co/y6y3E1X1PN

December 15, 1989, a Boeing 747 jetliner, carrying 244 passengers & crew, on approach to Anchorage International Airport experienced loss of all 4 engines, as volcanic ash from Mount Redoubt clogged the turbines 🌋✈️
https://t.co/qMb2YwpV5L

December, 12, 1694, Edmond Halley's paper titled 'Some considerations about the cause of the universal deluge' wherein he argues that the story of Noah's flood could be an account of a cometary impact, is rejected ☄️

November 29, 1970, the burned body of an unknown woman is discovered in the Ice Valley near Bergen, Norway https://t.co/mtoiCwXdjF The case of the Isdal Woman remains unsolved to this day, even if isotope #geology provided some clues 🔎
https://t.co/sVahzp5SQp