History_of_Geologyさんのイラストまとめ

November 23, 1746, German zoologist & explorer Georg Wilhelm Steller passed away, the figure - from his travel account - shows Klyuchevskoy #volcano on the Kamchatka peninsula (Siberia), the highest active volcano in Eurasia
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https://t.co/uhn4JxlSd3

November 10, 1852, died #OTD, British geologist Gideon Algernon Mantell who was quite puzzled by strange fossils found in 1822 by his wife https://t.co/p9xdqcpYVx Famous for the description of 1st herbivorous dinosaur - Iguanodon - a genus of this group was named after him🦕

Voting patterns reveal a connection that links #geology and modern U.S. #politics 🇺🇸
https://t.co/6SffRdQDg6
#USAElections2020 #Election2020 #Biden #Trump #Wisconsin

Geologists VS Historians

October 20, 1975, the Soviet space probe Venera 9 becomes the first spacecraft to orbit another planet, sending a lander to the surface of Venus. The lander is fried after 53 minutes on the basaltic surface 🛰
https://t.co/eiEQoBq5rx

There were many kinds of mountain spirits to be found in medieval mines. Dwarf-like ones were a good omen for nearby rich ore veins, the mountain devil instead could hurt you throwing rocks or even kill you with his poisonous breath #FolkloreThursday

This evening, #Mars Makes It Closest Approach To #Earth In 15 Years. Can You Spot The Solar System’s Largest #Volcano - Olympus Mons? 🌋🔭
https://t.co/J9HXB7JF3l

September 29, 480, using a narrow bay formed by intersecting fault systems, the Greek city-states under Themistocles defeat the Persian navy in the battle of Salamis as King Xerxes watches helplessly ⚒️⚔️

September 28, 1980, Carl #Sagan's 13 part "#Cosmos" premieres 🌌 7 years later #OTD "#StarTrek: The Next Generation" debuts on TV 🖖
https://t.co/4KHPK0rnOO

September 26, 1997, a series of #earthquakes hits the Italian province of Umbria, 11 people are killed in the town of Assisi https://t.co/IWNHlWzwij - Fresco by Giotto (ca. 1200) in the basilica of San Francesco in Assisi showing the aftermath of a quake