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@BritGeoSurvey The Bristol and Bath area has long been the subject of geological mapping - William Smith 1799, William Buckland and W.D. Conybeare, 1823 & 1824, William Sanders 1850
On this day 200 years ago the @geolsoc published its 'Geological Map of England and Wales by G.B. Greenough Esq.' - an advance on Smith's map, Brochant de Villiers pronounced "by far the best map of this kind that we know". https://t.co/9UKKXPTvRR
Just one week to the HOGG Conference to Celebrate the Centenary of the first female Fellows on 21st https://t.co/CQT5XFfNdS
- amongst the presentations is a celebration of Prof. Janet Watson FRS, 1st female president of the Geol Soc + many worthy others.
One year from now (on May 6th & 7th 2020) HOGG will celebrate the bicentenary of publication of G B Greenough's Geological Map of England and Wales with a conference event in collaboration with UCL @ES_UCL More news anon - watch this space!