OSCAR(OSU Libraries' computerized catalog)
SUBJECT HEADINGS: "History" is a subdivision of a subject that can be added after any other term. For example:
GEOLOGY--HISTORY
PALEONTOLOGY--HISTORY
You can also insert the name of a country after the term:
GEOLOGY--CHINA--HISTORY
The birth and development of the geological sciences / Frank Dawson Adams
New York : Dover Publications, 1954
Great geological controversies / A. Hallam
2nd ed. New York : Oxford University Press, 1989
The first one hundred years of American geology / George P. Merrill
New York, Hafner Pub. Co., 1964 [c1924]
It began with a stone : a history of geology from the Stone Age to the age of plate tectonics / Henry Faul, Carol Faul
New York : J. Wiley, c1983
The earth we live on; the story of geological discovery / Ruth Moore. Drawings by Sue Allen
2d ed., substantially revised. New York, Knopf, 1971
A chronology of geological thinking from antiquity to 1899 / Susan J. Thompson
Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press, 1988
Toward a history of geology; proceedings / Cecil J. Schneer, editor
Cambridge, M.I.T. Press [c1969]
The dark side of the earth : the battle for the earth sciences, 1800-1980 / Robert Muir Wood
London ; Boston : Allen & Unwin, 1985
Geologists and ideas : a history of North American geology / edited by Ellen T. Drake and William M. Jordan
Centennial special volume 1
Boulder, Colo. : Geological Society of America, 1985
Sciences of the earth : an encyclopedia of events, people, and phenomena / edited by Gregory A. Good
New York : Garland Pub., 1998
This encyclopedia concentrates on the history of scientific investigation of the planet.
Earth Sciences History
A journal for articles dealing with history of the earth sciences
Databases and Indexes
Geologists and the history of geology : an international bibliography from the origins to 1978 / by William A. S. Sarjeant
1st edition, New York : Arno Press, c1980
American geological literature, 1669 to 1850 / Robert M. Hazen and Margaret Hindle Hazen
Stroudsburg, Pa. : Dowden, Hutchinson & Ross, c1980
GeoRef Database [OSU and OhioLINK access only]
GeoRef is the electronic version of the American Geological Institute's geoscience database containing over 1.9 million records of North America since 1785, and other areas of the world since 1933.
GeoRef Preview DatabaseFree access to references of recent geoscience publications (via AGI)! Each weekend, completed references are removed from the Preview database and transferred to GeoRef, new references are added, and changes are made in the remaining data.
History of Science ,Technology and Medicine [OSU and OhioLINK access only]A resource for the history of science, technology, and medicine, and their influence on culture, from pre-history to the present, HSTM indexes journal articles, conference proceedings, books, book reviews, and dissertations in all scientific disciplines and related fields. Citations reflect the contents of nearly 9,500 journals.
Internet Resources
Charles Darwin: The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online
This site contains Charles Darwin's "complete publications and many of his handwritten manuscripts. There are over 50,000 searchable text pages and 40,000 images." Searchable, or browse by publication to view text or digitized images (or both, in some cases) of the publications. Also includes a bibliography, a manuscript catalog, a biography, and audio files of his works. From the University of Cambridge (UK).
History of earth sciencesIntute: Science, Engineering and Technology list of resources.
Web Resources in the History of GeophysicsCompiled by Shaun J. Hardy (Carnegie Institution of Washington) and Roy E.Goodman (American Philosophical Society).
History of Geology and the Geosciences(Comité français d'Histoire de la Géologie) Metasite with links to many Web pages in the history of the earth sciences, with an emphasis on France.
LefalophodonThis is an informal and incomplete guide to the history of evolutionary biology from about 1800 to about 1950. It is maintained by John Alroy. Its main emphases are on the late 19th century and on paleontology. It includes biographies, photographs, a timeline of major events from 1800 to 1950, and more.
Strange Science - The Rocky Road to Modern Paleontology and BiologyEver wonder how people figured out there used to be such things as dinosaurs? Curious about how scientists learned to reconstruct fossil skeletons? The knowledge we take for granted today was slow in coming, and along the way, scientists and scholars had some weird ideas. This Web site shows some of their mistakes, provides a timeline of events, gives biographies of a few of the people who have gotten us where we are today, and lists resources you can use to learn more.
Scripps Institution of Oceanography ArchivesWebsite includes biographies of prominent oceanographers, a photo gallery, histories, and full text documents as well as a guide to the Archives.
Cumulative Bibliography on the History of OceanographyThe Cumulative Bibliography on the History of Oceanography (CBHO) is published annually in the History of Oceanography Newsletter in order to gather in one place the scattered literature on the history of oceanography. CBHO strives to list all works on the history of oceanography.
Biographies
OSCAR(OSU Libraries' computerized catalog)
SUBJECT HEADINGS:
Geologists--Biography
Geologists--(name of country)--Biography
Also search the name of the geologist as a subject - example: Buckland, William, 1784-1856. Most biographies will have a call number starting with QE21 or QE22, you can browse the shelves in the library.
Dictionary of scientific biography / Charles Coulston Gillispie, editor-in-chief
New York, Scribner [1970-]. 16 volumes.
This is arranged alphabetically by name. There is an index in the last volume that has entries for movements, organizations, concepts, subjects, etc. There are also some topical essays in the supplement volumes.
Giants of geology / Carroll Lane Fenton and Mildred Adams
Fenton. Garden City, N. Y. : Doubleday, 1952
A to Z of earth scientists / Alexander E. Gates
New York : Facts on File, c2003
Primarily includes earth scientists who have made contributions to our understanding of the Earth since World War II.
Sciences of the earth : an encyclopedia of events, people, and phenomena / edited by Gregory A. Good
New York : Garland Pub., 1998
This encyclopedia concentrates on the history of scientific investigation of the planet.
Bibliography of Biographies of Ocean Scientists
This bibliography attempts to list all substantial autobiographies, biographies, festschrifts and obituaries of prominent oceanographers, marine biologists, fisheries scientists, and other scientists who worked in the marine environment published in journals and books after 1922, the publication date of Herdman's Founders of Oceanography.
Pioneers in Geoscience - On the Shoulders of GiantsNASA Earth Observatory Library
These geoscientists revolutionized our understanding of the atmosphere, oceans,
climate, and environment. Their work formed the foundation on which current
research depends.
Fact Monster from Information Please
Digital Projects and Exhibits
William "Strata" Smith on the web
Contains a facsimile editions of "Strata Identified by Organized Fossils," Geologic Table of British Organized Fossils, and "Geological Map of England and Wales and Part of Scotland.".
The Barren Lands: J.B. Tyrrell's Expeditions for the Geological Survey of Canada, 1892-1894.This site documents two exploratory surveys of the Barren Lands region west of Hudson Bay, in northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan and the area now known as Nunavut. Drawing on materials from the J.B. Tyrrell, James Tyrrell and related collections at the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto, it includes over 5,000 images from original field notebooks, correspondence, photographs, maps and published reports.
Report of the Geological Survey of OhioPublished by authority of the Legislature of Ohio,
Columbus, Ohio : Nevins & Meyers, 1873-1906
11 v. in 13 : ill., maps (some col.), plates. Volumes 3-11 are available in
digital form. They are very slow to load. It is best to open them in Abode
outside your internet browser.
By Maiken Naylor, Science and Engineering Library University
at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY. Two exhibits relate to geology:
Evolution and the Fossil Record
Geology and mapping
A collection of images that can be downloaded. Short biographical sketches are included.
Compiled by Mary W. Scott, Geology Librarian, Orton Memorial Library of Geology
Designed by Michael C. Veres, Student Library Assistant
Last updated: October 20, 2006