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February, 2015

William Smith Meeting 2015: 200 Years of Smith’s Map

To celebrate publication of the first geological map of a nation 200 years ago, HOGG is organising the Geological Society’s flagship William Smith Meeting 2015. Associated with the two-day conference is an exhibition at the Natural History Museum, a field excursion and a celebratory dinner.

January, 2015

Field excursion to Oxfordshire and Smith’s birthplace

January, 2015

William Smith conference: 200 years of Smith's map

This two-day conference features Keynote Lectures from Professor Hugh Torrens and Professor Simon Knell, as well as talks by other experts on William Smith’s maps, his careers and his contemporaries in England and Europe.

January, 2015

Private Exhibition at the Natural History Museum

Participants will be shown original William Smith geological maps and sections, and his collection of fossils and rocks. This will be a private viewing in small groups of 20. The 80 places will be allocated in order of application. Details regarding access and time of your visit will be forwarded with other registration details.

September, 2014

November 2014: Geology and Medicine Part 2

Geology and Medicine: Exploring the Historical Links and the Development of Public Health and Forensic Medicine Celebrating the Tercentenary of Sir John Hill 2-4 November: Geological Society, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London

May, 2014

Past Meeting: Murchison, the Discovery of the Silurian and the Brecon Anticlinal Field Trip

Sir Roderick Impey Murchison was one of the most important figures in 19th century geology and exploration. He was Director-General of the Geological Survey, President of the Royal Geographical Society and publicly known as the ‘King of Siluria’. In July 1831, on his first field season as a solo geologist, Murchison explored the Wye Valley. Retrospectively, over his diary entry for one of the locations we shall visit, he wrote “This was the first true Silurian”.

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William Smith Meeting 2015: 200 Years of Smith’s Map

Field excursion to Oxfordshire and Smith’s birthplace

William Smith conference: 200 years of Smith's map

Private Exhibition at the Natural History Museum

November 2014: Geology and Medicine Part 2

Past Meeting: Murchison, the Discovery of the Silurian and the Brecon Anticlinal Field Trip

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