Tag Archives: Geology

1665: Pyrophylaciorum

Posted on April 24, 2019 by corvusfugit

Systema Ideale Pyrophylaciorum Suberraneorum, quorum montes Vulcanii, veluti spiracula quaedam existant, an illustration from Athanasius Kircher’s 1665 Mundus Subterranous.

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1978: The Far Side of the Moon

Posted on December 4, 2018 by corvusfugit

Desiree E. Stuart-Alexander: Geologic map of the central far side of the Moon (1978) [detail]; full map here. (source)

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1872: Wyoming

Posted on August 17, 2017 by corvusfugit

Timothy H. O’Sullivan: Buttes near Green River City, Wyoming (1872) (source)

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2009: Fool’s Gold

Posted on July 5, 2017 by corvusfugit

Square pyrite cube flickr Geological Curators’ Group http://tinyurl.com/hwyxrfn

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1916: The King of the Cats

Posted on June 24, 2017 by corvusfugit

In Padraic Colum’s children’s classic The King of Ireland’s Son, this tale is told to the son by the king’s steward: The King of the Cats stood up. He was a grand creature. His body was brown and striped across … Continue reading →

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300 mya: Before the Breakup

Posted on June 1, 2017 by corvusfugit

The primordial supercontinent Pangaea (~300 – 175 mya) with current political boundaries. Map by Massimo Pietrobon. (source)  

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