This lunchtime event, starting at 1pm, will comprise three 10-15 minute presentations about different aspects of William Buckland’s involvement in supporting the idea that a massive ice “nappe” had covered much of the northern hemisphere, postulated to the Geological Society by Louis Agassiz in1840.

1. Costume of the Glaciers: just a groovy cartoon? Duncan Hawley.

2. A case of mistaken identity Tom Sharpe.

3. Teaching glaciation at Oxford by Susan Newell.

Each talk will be followed by a short time for questions and discussion.

Free admission to HOGG members.

Non-members are welcome to attend for a small ticket charge (£5)

Presenters

Duncan Hawley is the current Chairperson of HOGG. He has a wide range of interests in the history of geology including early geological maps (from across the globe), the life and works of G.B. Greenough, and the development of ideas about landforms . Duncan is also known as a geography and geoscience educator and is Chair of Sheffield Area Geology Trust.

Tom Sharpe is a former Chairperson of HOGG and formerly a Curator at the National Museum of Wales. He has published widely on a range of history of geology topics but is perhaps best known for his expertise on William Smith's maps, Henry Thomas De La Beche and Mary Anning. His latest book is 'The Fossil Woman: A life of Mary Anning', published earlier this year by Dovecote Press.

Susan Newell is a doctoral candidate at the University of Leeds (History of Science) in collaboration with Oxford University Museum of Natural History. The focus of her research is the teaching collection (specimens, models, casts and illustrations) of William Buckland. Her interest in the history of geology developed following a career as a decorative arts specialist, when latterly she studied the ceramics collection of the Museum of Practical Geology at the Victoria and Albert Museum.