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Geosyncline Celebration

Posted on September 12, 2015 by Ron Miksha

Today, September 12, commemorates the 1811 birth of James Hall, Jr., an American geologist (and one of the world’s first paleontologists). Hall was brilliant. But dangerous. And, as often happens in science, his most stunning idea was eventually proven wrong. … Continue reading →

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Mountains by Destruction

Posted on June 19, 2014 by Ron Miksha

Gustave-Émile Haug. Now, there’s a name you don’t hear everyday. Unless you specialize in the obscure. But everyone has a birthday, today would have been Haug’s, so let us remember the French geologist for his role in helping to develop … Continue reading →

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