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The One - William Smith 1815 - A Delineation of the Strata of England and Wales with Part of Scotland

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 Development of concept of Geology as applied science Introduction:      The very first observation and conceptualization of Geology was started around 2500 years before present. It was by  Herodotus who, from his observation of shells far inland of Egypt and Libya, inferred that the land was once under water now on the surface. But whatever the advancement in the field of geology, what we see now was formalized just some decades ago. So, what happened to the dormant subject to become active all of a sudden, and who made the first step towards the application of the concepts? This post is all about that. Hey folks, welcome to my blog post where I will share some of my understandings in geology. The very first record:     It was  Herodotus ( 484–420 BCE),   considered to be the father of history, made some geological observations. He observed that the deposition process of the river and the formation of a new landform named by him as Del...
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What is Geology?

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Guide to Geology What is Geology?      Geo  – Earth,  logy  – science, so geology can be simply defined as the science of Earth. From the center of the core to the exosphere (outermost layer of the atmosphere), anything and every that happens naturally can be studied under the subject called geology. It was also called  Rock Science , as most of the data source for the subject is from rocks. Subject covers (Branches) Origin of Earth (Dynamic Geology),  Process of formation and alteration of landforms (Geomorphology) Evolution of life (Palaeontology) Study of rocks (Petrology) Civil engineering construction (Engineering geology) Exploitation of minerals (Mining geology) Oil & Gas (Petroleum geology) Study of physical properties of earth (Geophysics) Earths chemical properties study (Geochemistry) and the list goes on., Key Concepts of Geology      We need to know about the types of rocks found in vast areas of the earth. With the...
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