October 28, 1965, geophysicists Edward Bullard, J. E. Everett and A. Gilbert Smith, using the first "tectonic computer simulations," publish a paper with the title "The Fit of the Continents around the Atlantic" ...

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It’s a dark and stormy night here, with weather warnings for the weekend, but I’m happy to be stuck indoors with my rather battered copy of The Fossil Woman A Life of Mary Anning and the just arrived, crisp, clean (for the time being) proofs of Mary Anning The Companion Guide, due out spring 2027.

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#FossilFriday: An original c.1831 plaster cast displayed @morethanadodo.bsky.social of Plesiosaurus dolichodeirus found by Mary Anning in 1823. One of five casts made by sculptor Francis Chantrey at his studio in Pimlico, London, its polygonal frame follows the original framing of the fossil itself.

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October 23, has become famous as the "birthday of Earth" - thanks to the brief mention in many textbooks of Irish Archbishop James Ussher and his chronology 🌍🎂 The exact date given by the Ussher-Lightfoot-Chronology for the creation of Earth is October 23, 4004 B.C. in the early morning hours ...

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A fallible character. Hull oversaw completion of 1 inch geol. mapping of Ireland but his scientific work was given to sweeping generalisations. He had a bitter rivalry & dispute with fellow Survey geologist Kinahan for 20 years. Deeply motivated by status & prestige he yearned for a knighthood.

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